Place details
Place nameTamil Nadu
Other namesMadras, Madras Presidency
CountryBharat
Latitude11
Longitude78
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Cultural center of Dravidians during ancient times; base of Chola Empire 10th-13th cen. & of Vijayanagara Kingdom 1335-1565; European colonization 1500s; area under control of Great Britain by early 19th cen.; autonomous province 1937; reorganized 1956.