Mahé
| Mahé | |
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| Presidency: not in British India | |
| Coordinates: | 11.701111°N, 75.5366678°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Mahé officially Mayyazhi |
| State/Province: | North Malabar officially Puducherry Union Territory |
| Country: | India |
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Mahé was formerly a French colony.
Alternative spelling Mahe, Mah
Military history
Battle of Mahé 1779
Records
- See French
Cemeteries
Malabar: Christian Memorials 1737-1990, by Dr John C. Roberts and N P Chekkutty, is a book on European gravestones and church memorials in the Malabar towns of Cannanore (Kannur), Tellicherry (Thalassery) and Mahe, which has details on the Portuguese, Dutch, French and English gravestones in the region. For more details about the book see Cemeteries and monumental inscriptions reading list. For background details, see External links, below.
The book covers burials at St Theresa’s Church and cemetery at Mahe.
External links
- Indian Tales by Patrick O’Meara describes Mah , where his mother Elise De Rozario (1900-1995) grew up. Indian-tales.com
- Mahe (Mayyazhi) Prashilmahe.blogspot
- Mahe-a French Window to God´s Own Country? Travelblog.org
- Mahe from Prof Fran Pritchett’s Indian Routes (Columbia University)
- In Search of European Graves in Malabar by Chekkutty N.P August 16, 2013 ‘Chespeak’ website.
Historical books online
- Les origines de Mahé de Malabar by Alfred Martineau 1917 Archive.org (French language)