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Mirjan or Mirjee Fort, The North Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
Catalogue reference: Photo 146/1(320)
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This record is about the Mirjan or Mirjee Fort, The North Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W. dating from 1930-1939.
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- Photo 146/1(320)
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- Mirjan or Mirjee Fort, The North Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1930-1939
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Description (What the record is about)
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Approach to the main gate and the ditch before it. Thought to be the Musiris of the ancients. 7 miles from Tadri and between Rajamundrug and Kumpta. In 1772, when James Forbes (author of Oriental Memoirs) saw it, it was held by Hyder Ali Khaun, but was subsequently deprived of any military value by a detachment of General Mathew's army, though subsequently re-occupied by Tipu Sultan's troops. Mirjan occurs often enough in the records of the East India Company, whose ships, in the intervals of peace, called there for pepper.
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- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Not applicable
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- 1 item
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Unrestricted. Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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- Dimensions: 103 mm x 63 mm. Format: Photograph Album. Secondary Support: Paper.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c6c5919f-aba2-4048-a0cb-5947a52f9368/
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Mirjan or Mirjee Fort, The North Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.