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.
Statements (45)
| 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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