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Peddanaickenpettah

Coordinates: 13°05′55″N 80°16′39″E / 13.098748°N 80.277443°E / 13.098748; 80.277443
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13°05′55″N 80°16′39″E / 13.098748°N 80.277443°E / 13.098748; 80.277443

Peddanaickenpettah is a locality in the city of Chennai, India. It forms a part of the neighbourhood of Georgetown.

History

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In 1750, after the French had evacuated Madras, the native inhabitants of "Black Town" were moved to the suburbs of Muthialpet and Peddanaickenpettah which were jointly called "New Black Town".[1] The new suburbs were separated from "Old Black Town" by massive fortifications. Peddanaickenpettah was unsuccessfully besieged for 69 days by the French general Comte de Lally in 1759.[2]

The Chennakesava Perumal Temple in "Old Black Town" which was demolished to make way for fortifications was subsequently reconstructed in Peddanaickenpettah on land granted by the government in 1766.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Srinivasachari, p 189
  2. ^ Srinivasachari, p 174
  3. ^ Srinivasachari, Development of the Settlement, pp 24-25

References

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  • Srinivasachari, C. S. (1939). History of the city of Madras written for the Tercentenary Celebration Committee. Madras: P. Varadachary & Co.