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Loss of female rulers and early colonial fortifications in India
The excerpt discusses the ancient queens and their military power, noting how female authority persisted during the reign of Valasea and waned afterward. It then describes Fort St George and the city of Madras, detailing geography, defenses, governance, and demographics of the East India Company settlement, including Pondicherry as a French stronghold on the coast.
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Edi
Valasea
Coromandel
Ind
East-India ‘Company
Tottgitode
London
Fort
Se ‘George
Ma‘draft
Chinepatan
St George
Évernor
Sead
Howe
Pays
Oman
Pondicherry
Fort St George