Bangalore

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Bangalore
Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 12.966667°N, 77.566667°E
Altitude: 920 m (3,018 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Bengaluru
State/Province: Karnataka
Country: India
Transport links
Chikballapur-Bangalore City Railway
Madras Railway
Mysore State Railway
Southern Mahratta Railway
FibiWiki Maps
See our interactive map of this location showing
places of interest during the British period
Bangalore



Bangalore (now Bengaluru) became part of British India in 1809. It was the scene of a mutiny in 1832, which was unsuccessful. Bangalore is the capital of the modern Indian state of Karnataka.

History

Military
Battle of Bangalore 1791
Bangalore Mutiny 1832

Gallery

Cemeteries

FIBIS resources

Bangalore maps

(A) 12.95495, 77.604772, Hosur Road Cemetery

 
Protestant cemetery, Hosur Road, Bangalore

(B) 12.991793, 77.612722, St John's Church, 132 St John's Church Road 13.269353, 78.027649 (C) 12.969661, 77.605555, St Patrick's Cathedral, Brigade Road (D) 13.003303, 77.59047, Royal Palace, Jayamahal Road

 
Royal Palace, Bangalore

12.975944, 77.600427 (E) 12.975944, 77.600427, St Mark's Church, MG Road

 
St Marks Church from Cubborn Park

(F) 12.967037, 77.617604, Agram Cemetery, Richmond Road (G) 12.962781, 77.596886, St Joseph's College, Lalbagh Road (H) 12.961286, 77.606038, Baldwins Boys High School, Hosur Road

 
Baldwins methodist College

12.970769, 77.605362


The map to the right shows locations of interest in Bangalore.

Hover your cursor over the markers on the map to reveal the places marked or use the below index.

Clicking on the markers also produces a balloon with further location details.

Locations index

  A - New Protestant Cemetery, Hosur Road

  B - St John's Church, 132 St John's Church Road

  C - St Patrick's Cathedral, Brigade Road

  D - Bangalore Royal Palace, Jayamahal Road

  E - St Mark's Cathedral Church, MG Road

  F - Agram Cemetery, Richmond Road

  G - Joseph's College, Lalbagh Road

  H - Baldwins Boys High School, Hosur Road

External links

Historical books online

  • Bangalore Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 6, page 368.
  • "Map of Bangalore", between pages 388 and 389, A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon published by John Murray, London Eighth Edition 1911 Archive.org.
  • Bangalore page 67, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the Table Lands"