city Chennai: All Data

Chennai is a city in India (with Siachen Glacier). This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.

1. Lists and Timelines

Chennai: Chronology of Mentions

Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.

1746 AD
Mentioned in Event: First Carnatic War
1746 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Madras, part of First Carnatic War
1748 AD
Mentioned in Event: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
1758 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Madras, part of Seven Years' War
1768 AD
Mentioned in Event: First Anglo-Mysore War
1947 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of India
1950 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of India
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the State of Tamil Nadu, part of Republic of India