Madras (during tenure as governor)
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Madras (during Stanley’s tenure as governor) was the capital city of the Madras Presidency in British India, serving as a major administrative and commercial center on the southeastern coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madras (during tenure as governor) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
colonial capital city ⓘ |
| administrativeRole |
major administrative center of British India
ⓘ
seat of the Governor of Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
export of agricultural produce
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ textile trade ⓘ |
| economicRole | major commercial center of British India ⓘ |
| governedBy | Governor of Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| hasColonialStatus | presidency capital ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
center for colonial education policy in the presidency
ⓘ
center for colonial judiciary ⓘ center for colonial revenue administration ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | colonial provincial administration ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
harbor facilities
ⓘ
railway terminus ⓘ telegraph connections ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Fort St. George (administrative headquarters)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madras High Court NERFINISHED ⓘ Madras University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorLanguage |
Tamil
ⓘ
Telugu ⓘ Urdu ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPort | Madras Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUrbanFeature |
European administrative quarters
ⓘ
Indian commercial and residential districts ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | municipal corporation under British rule ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | southeastern coast of India ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| regionServed | southern and southeastern regions of British India ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| transportRole |
port city for ocean-going vessels
ⓘ
railway hub in southern India ⓘ |
| usedAs |
headquarters of colonial bureaucracy in southern India
ⓘ
seat of provincial legislature of Madras Presidency ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George Frederick Stanley