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Madurie — The Madura District lying the east Coast of Madras 

 south of the Native State of Pudukottai, and east of the 

 Western Ghauts. 



Manancabo — Menangkabau, an inland district of the southern 

 part of Sumatra. 



Manar — On the North West Coast of Ceylon. The island of 

 Manar is the beginning of Adam's Bridge, which runs 

 hence to the Indian Coast. 



Martaban. — On the right bank of the Salween almost immedi- 

 ately opposite Moulmein. The capital of the Peguan 

 Kingdom was at one time here. In the many wars 

 between the Peguans, Burmese and Siamese, it was 

 several times besieged and taken. Towards the end of 

 the 16th century it was taken by Siam. Later it be- 

 came independent again for a time, but afterwards was 

 the seat of a governor appointed by the King, Burmese or 

 Peguan, who happened to be in power at the time. 



Mesulpatam : Mesulptam : Musilpatam. — Masulipatam. Now 

 headquarters of the Kistna District, Madras. A port 

 which developed a great trade, principally with the ports 

 on the opposite side of the Indian Ocean, in the seven- 

 teenth century. The East India Company first traded 

 there, in the "Globe" in AD. 1611. In 1628 the 

 English were driven out by the Dutch. They returned 

 in 1632 having obtained a farman from the Sultan of 

 Golconda. The town is described in 1670 as being 

 "famous along the coast of Corromandel" and as 

 " resembling Babel in the variety of tongues and the 

 " differences of garbs and costumes." Its manufactures 

 of carpets, chintzes and coloured cloths have been 

 crushed out of the market by European piece goods 

 and its trade has been diverted elsewhere by railways. 



Mogor — The Grand Mogor is the Portuguese form of the title 

 of the Kings of Delhi of the house of Timur (o grao 

 Mogor). The common English form is the "great 

 Mogul." . See articles "Mogul" and "Mogul, the 

 Great " in Yule and Burnell. 



R. A. Soc, No. 54. 1909. 



