Mangalore

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Mangalore
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 12.86936°N 74.84256°E
Altitude: 22 m (72 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Mangalore
State/Province: Karnataka
Country: India
Transport links
Madras Railway, which became South Indian Railway
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places of interest during the British period
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Mangalore was the headquarters of South Kanara District in Madras during the British period.

The station at this town, opened 1907, was the terminus of the Madras Railway which became the South Indian Railway broad gauge (BG) 'Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline'

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Mangalore/Mangaluru
Variants: None found

Military history

Siege of Mangalore 1783

Cemeteries

External links

Historical books online