19 - Tamil Heritage Chronicles – History, Culture & Kings

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Fort Geldria to Fort Sadras: Dutch fort on the Coromandel Coast with a Dutch flag, cannon, sailing ship, and historic map of Tamil Nadu.

Colonial Tamil Nadu

Fort Geldria to Fort Sadras: The Dutch in Tamil Nadu

Long before the British arrived, the Dutch East India Company ran forts at Pulicat, Nagapattinam,…

Panni and Miyana: South India’s Afghan military households, depicted with Afghan warriors, cavalry, historic forts, Indo-Islamic architecture, and a Deccan map.

Nayaks, Marathas & Nawabs

Panni and Miyana: South India’s Afghan Military Households

Two Afghan families, the Pannis and the Miyanas, fled a failed Mughal rebellion and built…

Illustration of the 1761 Fall of Pondicherry showing French and British forces during the Third Carnatic War, with colonial buildings, warships, cannons, and surrender scene under the title "The Fall of Pondicherry: How the Third Carnatic War Ended French India."

Battles & Military History Colonial Tamil Nadu

The Fall of Pondicherry: How the Third Carnatic War Ended French India

After the Battle of Wandiwash, French forces under Lally retreated to Pondicherry, where Eyre Coote…

Colorized historical photograph of the Pondicherry beachfront featuring colonial-era buildings, the iconic "PONDICHERY" waterfront structure, sandy shoreline, and gentle sea waves under a bright blue sky.

Colonial Tamil Nadu

French Settlements in Tamil Nadu: The Full History of Pondicherry

French Settlements in Tamil Nadu: The Full History of Pondicherry, Karaikal, and France's Forgotten Indian…

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