Masulipatam
| 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
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Machilipatnam
Variants: Masulipatnam/Masulipatam/Masulipatanam/Machhlipatan/Bandar
External links
Masulipatam Town Imperial Gazetteer
Historical books online
- Masulipatam page 45, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847. Google Books. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the sea coast"
- A Manual of the Kistna District in the Presidency of Madras by Gordon Thomson Mackenzie 1883 Archive.org