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formed the Trichinopoly District. The Great Southern Railway Company was established in as Trichinopoly. According to the 1871 census, Trichinoply was the second largest city in the Madras Presidency, after its capital Madras. In 1928 Golden Rock Railway workshop was established in Ponmalai. During
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formed the Tanjore District. After the fall of the Cholas, the Tanjore country came under the Pandyan rule and subsequently the Delhi Sultanate before coming under Vijayanagara. Eventually a Vijayanagara Commander named Sevappa Nayadu was appointed as governor in 1532 and established the
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was established as the second airport in Tamil Nadu. In 1938, Tata Airlines carried its first service. Trichinopoly is famous for its branded cigars. The fort of Trichy built by the Nayak kings served as an important garrison in the battle against the French.
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The modern district of Chennai in Tamil Nadu constituted the Madras District. This was one of the earliest areas to be colonized by the British. The present day city of
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District of Kerala. The district was one of the most heterogeneous of Madras Presidency with Kannada, Tulu, Konkani and Malayalam being the principal languages spoken.
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in Tamil Nadu constituted the South Arcot District. Before its possession by the British, it was part of the Carnatic along with North Arcot, Chengalpet and Nellore.
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handed it over to solve his debt. The town of Sardas was a Dutch possession till 1819, before it was handed over to the British. The capital of the district was
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constituted the Salem District. Salem was one of the important districts where industrial development took place, most notably Steel Industries and the
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The districts of the Presidency along the Arabian Sea constituted the West Coast. They were mainly the coastal districts of present-day
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and the British were fought in Tinnively which came to an end in 1801. Among the Prominent Polygars who fought the British was
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constituted the Coimbatore District. Along Salem, Coimbatore was one of the important industrial areas with noted figures like
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who ruled till 1855. After the death of the last king, Tanjore came under the British and became a part of the Presidency.
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also merged into the Presidency at some or the other time. The Presidency lasted till 1950, when it became the
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between the English and the French. For a long time, Madras was the administrative capital of the Presidency.
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and formed the Madura district. Along with Tinnively, Madura was acquired after the bloody
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contributing to the development of the region. Salem and Coimbatore were acquired from the
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These were also known as ceded districts since they were ceded to the British after the
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District (former part of Ponnani Taluk) in the northern part of Kerala state.
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The South Canara district covered the areas of the present-day districts of
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on Francis Day in 1640. Madras was an important battle site during the
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The Southern Division of the Presidency comprising much of modern
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between 1835 and 1859. Later in 1859, the capital was shifted to
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This zone included the coastal areas of districts of present-day
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The Districts of Madras Presidency were divided into five zones:
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Kingdom which ruled till 1673. In 1674, the area came under the
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between the British and some of the erstwhile chieftains of the
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The Malabar district included the present-day districts of
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was the administrative headquarters city for the district.
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formed the Tinnively district. Many battles between
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Index

Districts of Madras Presidency

Madras Presidency
British India
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Odisha
Ramnad
Pudukkottai
Madras State
republic
Andhra State
Kannada
Malayalam
Mysore
Travancore-Cochin
Kerala
Karnataka
Anglo-Mysore War
Bellary
Anantpur
Kadapa
Kurnool
Andhra Pradesh
Eastern Ghats
Coastal Andhra
Orissa
Ganjam District

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