Chingleput District

district in the Madras Presidency of British India
AdministrativeArea district_of_british_india Q1069918
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Chingleput District

Summary

Chingleput District is a district of British India[1]. It draws 31 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_british_india category, ranking #11 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chingleput District is located in Madras Presidency[3].
  • Chingleput District is located in Madras State[4].
  • Chingleput District is located in Tamil Nadu[5].
  • Chingleput District is in the country of British Raj[6].
  • Chingleput District is in the country of India[7].
  • Chingleput District's instance of is recorded as district of British India[8].
  • Chingleput District's capital is recorded as Chengalpattu[9].
  • Chingleput District's capital is recorded as Saidapet[10].
  • 1793 marks the founding of Chingleput District[11].
  • Chingleput District was dissolved in 1997[12].
  • Chingleput District's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 12.684, 'lon': 79.983}[13].
  • Chingleput District's replaces is recorded as Carnatic state[14].
  • Chingleput District's replaced by is recorded as Kanchipuram district[15].

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Geography

Country listings include British Raj[6], a colony[16], in British Empire[17], founded in 1858[18] and India[7], a country[19], in India[20], founded in 1947[21]. Located in include Madras Presidency[3], a presidency of British India[22], in British Raj[23], founded in 1652[24]; Madras State[4], a state of India[25], in India[26], founded in 1950[27]; and Tamil Nadu[5], a state of India[28], in India[29], founded in 1950[30].

Designation and Status

Chingleput District's instance of is recorded as district of British India[8].

History and Context

1793 marks the founding of Chingleput District[11].

Why It Matters

Chingleput District draws 31 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_british_india category, ranking #11 of 17).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · SHADOWARROW 2026 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/0ds86mh
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Madras Presidency, Madras State, Tamil Nadu
    Wikidata description → district in the Madras Presidency of British India
    Capital → Chengalpattu, Saidapet
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||bn, hi */ Added missing Bengali and Hindi labels and descriptions"
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