Madras Presidency

administrative unit in British India
AdministrativeArea presidency_of_british_india Q1772596
Madras Presidency
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Madras Presidency

Summary

Madras Presidency is a presidency of British India[1]. It draws 1,737 Wikipedia views per month (presidency_of_british_india category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Madras Presidency is located in British Raj[3].
  • Madras Presidency is located in India[4].
  • Madras Presidency is in the country of British Raj[5].
  • Madras Presidency is in the country of India[6].
  • Madras Presidency's image is recorded as Madras Prov South 1909.jpg[7].
  • Madras Presidency's instance of is recorded as presidency of British India[8].
  • Madras Presidency's instance of is recorded as province of India[9].
  • Madras Presidency's capital is recorded as Chennai[10].
  • Madras Presidency's official language is recorded as Tamil[11].
  • Madras Presidency's official language is recorded as Telugu[12].
  • Madras Presidency's official language is recorded as Malayalam[13].
  • Madras Presidency's official language is recorded as Kannada[14].
  • Madras Presidency's official language is recorded as Odia[15].
  • Madras Presidency's flag image is recorded as British Raj Red Ensign.svg[16].
  • Madras Presidency's coat of arms image is recorded as Indian Embassy in London wall plaque (4).jpg[17].
  • Madras Presidency's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92088954[18].
  • Madras Presidency's Commons category is recorded as Madras Presidency[19].
  • Madras Presidency's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36589900[20].
  • +1652-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Madras Presidency[21].
  • +1947-08-14T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Madras Presidency[22].
  • Madras Presidency was dissolved in +1950-01-26T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Madras Presidency's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 13.08, 'lon': 80.27}[24].
  • Madras Presidency's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0481hl[25].
  • Madras Presidency's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Madras Presidency[26].
  • Madras Presidency's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

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Geography

Country listings include British Raj[5], a colony[28], in British Empire[29], founded in 1858[30] and India[6], a country[31], in India[32], founded in 1947[33]. Located in include British Raj[3], a colony[34], in British Empire[35], founded in 1858[36] and India[4], a country[37], in India[38], founded in 1947[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include presidency of British India[8] and province of India[9].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1652-00-00T00:00:00Z[21] and +1947-08-14T00:00:00Z[22].

Why It Matters

Madras Presidency draws 1,737 Wikipedia views per month (presidency_of_british_india category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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