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  2. Trichinopoly District - Wikipedia

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    The princely state of Pudukkottai remained within the jurisdiction of Trichinopoly district from 1865 to 1947. Trichinopoly was one of the oldest inhabited regions in South India. Archaeological excavations have revealed Stone Age sites. [citation needed] The town of Uraiyur, the capital of the Early Cholas, was a part of Trichinopoly district ...

  3. Siege of Trichinopoly (1743) - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Trichinopoly (14 March 1743 – 29 August 1743) was part of an extended series of conflicts between the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maratha Empire for control of the Carnatic region. On 29 August 1743, after a six-month siege, Murari Rao surrendered, giving Nizam ul Mulk (Nizam) the suzerainty of Trichinopoly .

  4. Siege of Trichinopoly (1660) - Wikipedia

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    The Siege of Trichinopoly in 1660 was a conflict during Chokkanatha Nayak's reign aided by the treacherous general Lingama Nayak, a Bijapuri army led by Shahaji laid siege to the fort with a combined force of 12,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry. The defenders faced challenges from both the besiegers and conspirators within their ranks.

  5. Tiruchirappalli - Wikipedia

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    Tiruchirappalli [b] (Tamil pronunciation: [ˈt̪iɾɯtːʃiɾapːaɭːi] ⓘ, formerly called Trichinopoly in English, also known as Tiruchi or Trichy), is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district.

  6. Siege of Trichinopoly (1741) - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Trichinopoly took place in early 1741 during an extended series of conflicts between the Nawab of Arcot and the Maratha Confederacy for control over parts of what is now southern India. Raghuji Bhonsle 's Maratha Army successfully starved out the town, compelling the surrender of Chanda Sahib on 26 March 1741.

  7. Siege of Trichinopoly (1751–1752) - Wikipedia

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    Following the Battle of Ambur in 1749, in which Muhammed's father Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan was slain, Muhammed fled to Trichinopoly. Chanda, assisted by Joseph François Dupleix, had planned to besiege Muhammed there in 1749, but the need for funding and provisions led him to instead besiege Tanjore first, and movements of Chanda's Maratha enemies prompted him to lift that siege and move north ...

  8. History of Tiruchirappalli - Wikipedia

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    The district of Trichinopoly was created and Tiruchi city was made its capital. A cantonment of the Madras Regiment was set up in Tiruchirappalli. During the 19th century, Tiruchirappalli was famous throughout the British Empire for its unique variety of cheroot known as the Trichinopoly cigar. [10]

  9. Tiruchirappalli Fort - Wikipedia

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    Strategically sited on the bank of the River Cauvery (Kaveri) in Southern India, about 56 miles (90 km) from the sea, Trichinopoly was the third most important fortified post in the Madras Presidency (after Fort St. George and Fort St. David). The rectangular fort was built to enclose the Rock, one of several natural outcrops of volcanic gneiss ...