Madras

Madras

Madras was founded by Francis Day of the English East India Company in 1639. It stood north of the Portuguese settlement of São Tomé on a strip of the Coromandel coast famous for its textiles. A fortification (named after St George) was built and became the headquarters of company activities. However, in the 18th cent. the Coromandel cloth trade declined and Madras was overtaken by Calcutta in company esteem. Fort St George was seized by the French in 1746 although subsequently returned. The city became the capital of a presidency in the 19th cent. but suffered economic stagnation. Its population in 1901 was 400,000.

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Madras was founded by Francis Day of the English East India Company in 1639. It stood on a strip of the Coromandel coast famous for its textiles. A fortification (named after St George) was built and became the headquarters of company activities. The city became the capital of a presidency in the 19th cent. but suffered economic stagnation.

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madras

mad·ras / ˈmadrəs; məˈdras/ • n. a strong, fine-textured cotton fabric, typically patterned with colorful stripes or checks.

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Madras

Madras1 State and former province, India: see Tamil Nadu . 2 City, India: see Chennai .

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Madras Former name of the city of Chennai, se India.

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Madras, Tamil Nādu/India See chennai.

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