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'''Peddanaickenpettah''' is a locality in the city of [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It forms a part of the neighbourhood of [[Georgetown, Chennai|Georgetown]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
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In 1750, after the [[French occupation of Madras|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".<ref name="srinivasacharip189">[[#Srinivasachari|Srinivasachari]], p 189</ref> The new suburbs were separated from "Old Black Town" by massive fortifications. Peddanaickenpettah was [[Siege of Madras|unsuccessfully besieged for 69 days]] by the French general [[Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally|Comte de Lally]] in 1759.<ref name="srinivasacharip174">[[#Srinivasachari|Srinivasachari]], p 174</ref><br />
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The [[Chennakesava Perumal Temple, Chennai|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.<ref name="srinivasacharip2425">[[#Srinivasachari|Srinivasachari]], Development of the Settlement, pp 24-25</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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* {{cite book | title=History of the city of Madras written for the Tercentenary Celebration Committee| first=C. S.|last=Srinivasachari|year=1939| publisher=P. Varadachary & Co.|place=Madras|ref=Srinivasachari}}<br />
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