Madras (City)
| Madras (City) | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
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| Place Name: | Chennai |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
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Madras (now Chennai) was the seat of the Madras Presidency and the location of Fort St George.
History
Siege of Madras 1758
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Chennai
Variants: Madras
See also
- Madras Cemeteries, for details of some of the Christian cemeteries in the city.
Orphan Schools
- Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum, page 59 of this Google Books link, published 1842
- Madras Military Female Orphan Asylum, page 61 of this Google Book link, published 1842
- FIBIS Journal – 6 (Autumn 2001) The Madras Military Female Orphan Asylum - by Peter Bailey
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External Links
Chennai, Tamil Nadu "Wikipedia"
Madras in 1810 commences page 123 and page 154 Journal of a Residence in India by Maria Graham 2nd Edition 1813 Illustrated by Engravings. Google Books
Madras in 1837. Chapter 2 of Book 2 of Travels in South-Eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one .