Machilipatnam

settlement · 1800 AD – 2099 AD

A modern city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Machilipatnam served as a major port on the Bay of Bengal, from the 16th through the 19th centuries. Some Roman coins and Mediterranean ceramics have been recovered in the area.

Coordinates

16.18174, 81.13482

Also known as

Macilīpaṭnaṁ (te), Masulipatam (en), Masulipatam (en), Masulipatnam (en), Masulipatnam (en), Masulipattanam (en), Masulipattanam (en), మచిలీపట్నం (te)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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