Madras Presidency
Sign in to saveAlso known as Presidency of Fort St. George, Madras Province, Fort St George Presidency
administrative unit in British India
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The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark.
It is catalogued under topics including 1652 establishments in India, 1652 establishments in the British Empire and 17th-century establishments in British India.
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Key facts
- Capital
- Madras , Ooty ( summer capital )
- Official languages
- Tamil Hindustani English
- 1785 1786 first
- George McCartney
- 1948 1950 last
- Krishna Bhavsinhji
- 1920 1921 first
- A. Subbarayalu Reddiar
- 1949 1950 last
- P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja
- Legislature
- Madras Provincial Legislature
- Upper house
- Madras Legislative Council (1861–1950)
- Lower house
- Madras Legislative Assembly (1937–1950)
- Historical era
- New Imperialism
- 1941 estimate
- 49,341,810
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Madras Presidency
- topic's main category
- Category:Madras Presidency
- inception
- 1947-08-14
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1950-01-26
- replaced by
- Madras State
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofIndia
Portuguese India (1505–1961)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Madras Presidency” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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Categories
1652 establishments in India1652 establishments in the British Empire17th-century establishments in British India1950 disestablishments in IndiaHistory of Andhra PradeshHistory of ChennaiHistory of KarnatakaHistory of LakshadweepHistory of OdishaMadras PresidencyMalabar DistrictPresidencies of British IndiaStates and territories disestablished in 1950