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Peddanaickenpettah is a locality in the city of Chennai, India. It forms a part of the neighbourhood of Georgetown.
History[edit | edit source]
In 1750, after the French had evacuated Madras, the native inhabitants of "Black Town" were moved to the suburbs of Muthialpet and Peddanaickenpettah which were jointly called "New Black Town".[1] The new suburbs were separated from "Old Black Town" by massive fortifications. Peddanaickenpettah was unsuccessfully besieged for 69 days by the French general Comte de Lally in 1759.[2]
The Chennakesava Perumal Temple in "Old Black Town" which was demolished to make way for fortifications was subsequently reconstructed in Peddanaickenpettah on land granted by the government in 1766.[3]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Srinivasachari, p 189
- ↑ Srinivasachari, p 174
- ↑ Srinivasachari, Development of the Settlement, pp 24-25
References[edit | edit source]
- Srinivasachari, C. S. (1939). History of the city of Madras written for the Tercentenary Celebration Committee. Madras: P. Varadachary & Co.
