Madras Presidency

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Madras Presidency was a major administrative subdivision of British India, encompassing much of southern India and serving as an important center of colonial governance and trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative division
presidency of British India
administrativeCentre Fort St. George
borderedBy Bay of Bengal
capital Madras
linked to: Chennai
colonialPower British Empire
United Kingdom
continent Asia
country British India
economy based on agriculture
endDate 1947
endEvent independence of India
governingBody British Crown
East India Company
legalSystem British colonial law
legislativeBody Madras Legislative Council
majorCrop cotton
indigo
rice
majorExport coffee
spices
textiles
majorLanguage Kannada
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
majorPort Madras Port
notableCity Bellary
Coimbatore
Guntur
Madras
linked to: Chennai

Madurai
Salem
Tanjore
Trichinopoly
Vizagapatam
officialLanguage English
partOf British Raj
linked to: British India
precededBy Madras Province (East India Company)
linked to: Madras Presidency
presentDayLocation India
presentDayRegion Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep (parts)
Odisha (parts)
Puducherry (parts)
Tamil Nadu
Telangana (parts)
startDate 1650s
startEvent elevation of Madras to a presidency of the East India Company
successor Andhra Pradesh
Andhra State
Karnataka
Kerala State
linked to: Kerala

Madras State
linked to: Tamil Nadu

Mysore State
linked to: Karnataka

Tamil Nadu
Travancore-Cochin State
linked to: Kerala

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British India includedTerritory Madras Presidency
Madras Presidency precededBy Madras Province (East India Company)
linked to: Madras Presidency
British East India Company foundedCity Madras Presidency
Carnatic region of India associatedWith Madras Presidency
Siege of Arcot region Madras Presidency area
linked to: Madras Presidency
Annie Besant placeOfDeath Madras Presidency
British Indian Army recruitmentRegions Madras Presidency
Hyderabad State borderedBy Madras Presidency
Home Rule movement mainRegion Madras Presidency
Swadeshi movement location Madras Presidency
C. Rajagopalachari placeOfBirth Madras Presidency
C. V. Raman placeOfBirth Madras Presidency
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam placeOfBirth Madras Presidency
Puducherry (parts) historicallyPartOf Madras Presidency
Odisha (parts) partOf Madras Presidency
Odisha (parts) administeredUnder Madras Presidency
Fort St. George associatedWith Madras Presidency
Madras Legislative Council partOf Madras Presidency
Madras Legislative Council locatedIn Madras Presidency
Madras Legislative Council jurisdiction Madras Presidency
Madras Legislative Council legislativeBranchOf Government of Madras Presidency
linked to: Madras Presidency
Trichinopoly wasImportantTo Madras Presidency
Telangana (parts) historicallyPartOf Madras Presidency
Telangana (parts) borderedBy Madras Presidency core Telugu districts (historical)
linked to: Madras Presidency
Bihar and Orissa Province borderedBy Madras Presidency
Guntur locatedInFormerState Madras Presidency
Andhra State formedFrom Madras State
linked to: Madras Presidency
Vizagapatam wasUnderRuleOf Madras Presidency
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan placeOfBirth Madras Presidency
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army partOf Madras Presidency
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army location Madras Presidency
Madras Time usedIn Madras Presidency
Madras Time usedBy Madras Presidency government
linked to: Madras Presidency
Advocate General of Madras appointedBy Government of the Madras Presidency
linked to: Madras Presidency
Advocate General of Madras location Madras Presidency
T. T. Krishnamachari placeOfBirth Madras Presidency, British India
linked to: Madras Presidency
EIC governedTerritory Madras Presidency
Charter Act 1853 regionAffected Madras Presidency
R. Venkataraman placeOfBirth Madras Presidency
Second Anglo-Mysore War historicalRegion Madras Presidency
Company rule in India appliesToJurisdiction Madras Presidency