Bank of Madras

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Bank of Madras was a major British-era presidency bank in southern India that later became one of the key constituents of the Imperial Bank of India, a precursor to the State Bank of India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commercial bank
presidency bank
amalgamatedWith Bank of Bengal NERFINISHED
Bank of Bombay NERFINISHED
architecturalStyleOfHeadOffice Indo-Saracenic architecture
building Bank of Madras building, Chennai NERFINISHED
charteringAuthority British Crown NERFINISHED
country British India
currency Indian rupee
dissolved 1921
fate amalgamated with Bank of Bengal and Bank of Bombay
formedByMergerOf Asiatic Bank NERFINISHED
British Bank of Madras NERFINISHED
Carnatic Bank NERFINISHED
Madras Bank NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Chennai NERFINISHED
Madras NERFINISHED
historicalEra British colonial period in India NERFINISHED
historicalRole served as a quasi-central bank for the Madras Presidency
inception 1843
indirectSuccessor State Bank of India NERFINISHED
industry banking
keyConstituentOf Imperial Bank of India NERFINISHED
legalStatus chartered bank
locatedIn Madras Presidency NERFINISHED
mergedInto Imperial Bank of India NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the earliest modern banks in South India
contributing to the foundation of the State Bank of India
oneOf three presidency banks of British India
operatedIn southern India NERFINISHED
owner British colonial government (major influence) NERFINISHED
partOf presidency banks of British India
precursorOf State Bank of India NERFINISHED
predecessorOf Imperial Bank of India NERFINISHED
regime British Raj NERFINISHED
regionServed Ceylon (limited operations)
Madras Presidency NERFINISHED
services agency services for the Government of India
commercial banking
note issuance (historical)
sisterBank Bank of Bengal NERFINISHED
Bank of Bombay NERFINISHED
status defunct
successor Imperial Bank of India NERFINISHED
successorInstitution State Bank of India NERFINISHED

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