Masulipatam

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Masulipatam
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 16.17°N, 81.13°E
Altitude: 14 metres (46 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Machilipatnam
State/Province: Andhra Pradesh
Country: India
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Masulipatam was one of the early East India Company Factories on the Coromandel Coast. It was the headquarters of the Kistna District of Madras during the British period.

It was also one of the subsidiary trading stations of the French East India Company.

Military history

Battle of Masulipatnam 1759

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Machilipatnam
Variants: Masulipatnam/Masulipatam/Masulipatanam/Machhlipatan/Bandar

External links

Masulipatam Town Imperial Gazetteer


Historical books online