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Madurai

(Encyclopedia) MaduraiMaduraiməd&oobreve;rīˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 1,085,914), Tamil Nadu state, S India, on the Vaigai River. It is known as the “city of festivals and temples” and is the…

Carnatic

(Encyclopedia) CarnaticCarnatickärnăˈtĭk [key], historic region in SE India, comprising roughly the area between the S Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal and the Deccan Plateau. The region…

Oudh, historic region, India

(Encyclopedia) OudhOudhoud [key], historic region of N central India, now part of the state of Uttar Pradesh. Its early history centers around the ancient kingdom of Kosala, which had Ayodhya (…

Brewer's: Nabob'

(generally called Nabob). Corruption of the Hindu word nawab, the plural of naib. An administrator of a province and commander of the Indian army under the Mogul Empire. These men acquired…

Odisha

(Encyclopedia) OdishaOdishaŏdĭshˈə [key], formerly OrissaOrissaərĭsˈə, ō– [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 36,706,920), 60,162 sq mi (155,820 sq km), E India, on the Bay of Bengal. Bhubaneswar is…