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Chennai History. Chennai, originally known as Madras Patnam, was located in the province of Tondaimandalam, an area lying between Pennar river of Nellore and the Pennar river of Cuddalore. The capital of the province was Kancheepuram.Tondaimandalam was ruled in the 2nd century A.D. by Tondaiman Ilam Tiraiyan, who was a representative of the ...
In the history of Chennai, the dynasties that governed the city include Pallava, Chola, Pandya, and Vijaynagar. Portuguese and French ruled over Madras from 16th to the 18th century. In 1639, the land was acquired by the British East India Company, to initiate a trade. Therefore a factory and a Fort St. George, was constructed, which became a ...
The Names Madraspatnam and Chennapatnam : We saw the Damarla Venkatapathy and his brother Ayyappa gave the English the grant of Madras. The Rajah of Chandragiri was Venkatapathy Rayalu. From this Rajah the English got a confirmation of the Nayak’s Grant. Venkatapathy was succeeded by his nephew Srirangarayalu in 1642.
History of the City of Madras . Author: Srinivasachari, C.S. Keywords: Madras -- Storia India--Chennai. Publisher: P. Varadachary & Co., Madras Source: Archaeological ...
The history of railway in Chennai began in 1832, when the first railway line in India was proposed between Little Mount and Chintadripet in the city which became operational in 1837. The Madras Railway was established later in 1845 and the construction on the first main line between Madras and Arcot started in 1853, which became operational in 1856. [322]
Chennai (Madras) History Occupied by the British for 300 years, Chennai emerged as an energetic metropolis that’s fiercely proud of its Tamil heritage. In 1639, the local Indian rulers granted the East India Company a parcel of land upon which a fort was built as a residence for British settlers.
Location of Chennai (Madras) in India. Madras was born in 1636, when East India Company official Francis Day signed a treaty with the Nayaka ruler to acquire three square kilometers of land, bounded by the Adyar river and the Buckingham canal in the south and north respectively, on the beach ove
