and a fort. The fort was completed on 23 April 1644 at a cost of £3,000, coinciding with St. George's Day, celebrated in honour of the patron saint of England...
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government from Fort St. David, near modern-day Porto Novo. In 1752, when Madras had been returned to the British, the then President of Madras, John Saunders...
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for the Madras fort Fort St. George, a 1607 fort of the Popham Colony in Maine Fort St. George (Thomaston, Maine), a 1719 British Colonial fort in Maine...
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maintenance. It was named for the patron saint of Wales because the governor of Madras at the time, Elihu Yale, was Welsh. Fort St David, situated on the mouth...
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George Town is a neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is near the Fort Saint George, Chennai. It is also known as Muthialpet and Parry's corner...
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May 1806 some sepoys who protested the new rules were sent to Fort Saint George (Madras then, now Chennai). Two of them – a Hindu and a Muslim – were...
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History of Chennai (redirect from History of Madras)
settlement was designated Fort St. George, the British applied the name Madras to a new large city which had grown up around the Fort including the "White...
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1642: Madras Capuchin Mission founded by French Capuchin Missionary Fr. Ephrem de Nevers was Established as Prefecture Vicariate of Fort Saint George This...
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lands in Chennai and made On 22 August 1639 as Madras Day. A year later, the English built Fort St. George, the first major English settlement in India...
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1862 under the new Indian Penal Code. Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St. George, also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision...
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works as a writer at Fort St. George. 1746: The French Admiral La Bourdonnais capture Fort St George. 1749: The French return Madras to the English through...
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shrine of a Sufi saint within the fort further adds to its historical and religious importance. It is also noteworthy that the fort was used as the office...
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the post-independence Indian Army. The town of Madras was founded in 1639 and the first Fort Saint George in 1644. In August 1758, they were formed into...
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Elihu Yale (category Presidents of Madras)
and India. He became a clerk for the East India Company at Fort St. George, later Madras, and eventually rose to the Presidency of the settlement. He...
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locality in Mylapore in Chennai city (formerly Madras) in India. The word Santhome or San Thome is derived from Saint Thomas. The tradition is that he was martyred...
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at Madras again on 28 November before returning to Kedgeree on 2 February 1783. She was at Calcutta on 12 July. A dispatch from Fort Saint George (Madras)...
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of the port, together with HMS Minerva. Triton had sailed from Fort Saint George (Madras) as escort to Admiral Lord Cornwallis, then Governor General of...
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most important fortified post in the Madras Presidency (after Fort St. George and Fort St. David). The rectangular fort was built to enclose the Rock, one...
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building was funded by the Government of Madras, and placed under the Church of England in India, Diocese of Madras. The Church was closed after Indian independence...
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Census Handbook. Series 19: Tamil Nadu: Kanyakumari. Madras (India : State) (1964). Fort Saint George Gazette. "Amrita Institutions". www.amrita.edu.in....
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who. Lok Sabha. p. 397. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Madras (India : State) (1960). Fort Saint George Gazette. p. 41. Retrieved 13 December 2020. India....
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Coleman & Company. p. 983. Retrieved 24 December 2020. Madras (India : State) (1960). Fort Saint George Gazette. p. 65. Retrieved 24 December 2020. Official...
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Bekal Fort is a medieval fort built by Shivappa Nayaka of Keladi in 1650 AD, at Bekal. It is the largest fort in Kerala, spreading over 40 acres (160...
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List of governors of Bengal Presidency (section Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (1773–1833))
Act was passed enacting that the three presidencies of Fort William in Bengal, Bombay and Madras along with a new "Presidency of Agra", were to be a part...
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the Madras Government Gazette in Chapter XI, page 213, with the caption "Manchali Adoni Taluka". This order is still preserved in Fort St. George and...
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Architecture of Chennai (section Fort St. George)
Apostle. It is known as National Shrine of Saint Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Chennai. Built in 1639, Fort St George, used to house the Tamil Nadu Legislative...
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Index to the proceedings of the Madras Government of Fort Saint George, in the Public department, for the year 1837. Madras : The Government Press , 1887...
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motto of the school is Virtue is our strongest shield. Madras (India : State) (1964). Fort Saint George Gazette. p. 80. Retrieved 16 March 2023. The Catholic...
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Times of India Press. p. 956. Retrieved 4 March 2019. Madras (India : State) (1961). Fort Saint George Gazette. p. 42. Retrieved 4 March 2019. Official biographical...
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Muslim saint. The forts have fine ramparts with a rich history with several historical and religious monuments. A citadel was in the upper fort with several...
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