806 CE: Date of the oldest surviving inscription in the city, a mixed Tamil-Sanskrit record of the
Pallava king
Dantivarman found in the Parthasarathi Temple at Triplicane.
900–1200 CE: Chennai forms a part of the Chola Empire. Neighbourhoods to the south of
Egmore form part of the Chola province of
Puliyur Kottam while those to the north form part of province of
Puzhal Kottam.
1522: The Portuguese occupy Mylapore and set up a colony which they name São Tomé de Meliapore.[citation needed]
1523: Portuguese establish San Thome Church in honour of St. Thomas.[citation needed]
17th century
1612: Dutch arrive and capture the region and establish near
Pulicat, just north of the city.
1626: The
British East India Company decide to build a factory on the east coast and select
Armagon (Dugarazpatnam), a village some 35 miles north of Pulicat, as its site.
1637:
Francis Day, one of the officers of the East India Company, a member of the Masulipatam Council and the chief of the Armagon Factory, makes a voyage of exploration in 1637 down the coast as far as
Pondicherry in order to choose a site for a new settlement.
1794: The Government Survey School, the oldest engineering school outside Europe and now part of the
Anna University, commences at Fort St. George.[33]
American merchant William Abbott is appointed the first
American consular agent of the Madras Presidency, marking the first consular presence in the city (24 November).[35]
2011: Nine municipalities, 8 town panchayats, and 25 village panchayats are annexed to the city. The city reaches the present stage of 426 km2 from 174 km2.[92]
2012:
ITC Grand Chola, the largest hotel in South India, is inaugurated (15 September).[93]
^The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 5 by Erwin Fahlbusch. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing - 2008, Page 285.
ISBN978-0-8028-2417-2.
^A. E. Medlycott, (1905) "India and the Apostle Thomas"; Gorgias Press LLC;
ISBN1-59333-180-0.
^Thomas Puthiakunnel, (1973) "Jewish colonies of India paved the way for St. Thomas", The Saint Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India, ed. George Menachery, Vol. II.
^Pippa de Bruyn; Keith Bain; David Allardice; Shonar Joshi (18 February 2010).
Frommer's India. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 333–.
ISBN978-0-470-64580-2. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^Keay, John (1991). The Honourable Company A History Of The English East India Company (1993 ed.). Great Britain: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 69.
ISBN978-0-00-743155-7.
^திருக்கோயில்கள் வழிகாட்டி: சென்னை மாவட்டம் (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments. July 2014. pp. 179–181.
^"History". US Consulate Chennai. Archived from
the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
^
abcPadmanabhan, Geeta (19 September 2017).
"To the lighthouse". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
^Jan Lundqvist, Paul Appasamy (November 1998). "Water Supply and Waste Disposal Strategies for Madras". Ambio. 22 (7). Allen Press on behalf of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: 442–448.
JSTOR4314123.
806 CE: Date of the oldest surviving inscription in the city, a mixed Tamil-Sanskrit record of the
Pallava king
Dantivarman found in the Parthasarathi Temple at Triplicane.
900–1200 CE: Chennai forms a part of the Chola Empire. Neighbourhoods to the south of
Egmore form part of the Chola province of
Puliyur Kottam while those to the north form part of province of
Puzhal Kottam.
1522: The Portuguese occupy Mylapore and set up a colony which they name São Tomé de Meliapore.[citation needed]
1523: Portuguese establish San Thome Church in honour of St. Thomas.[citation needed]
17th century
1612: Dutch arrive and capture the region and establish near
Pulicat, just north of the city.
1626: The
British East India Company decide to build a factory on the east coast and select
Armagon (Dugarazpatnam), a village some 35 miles north of Pulicat, as its site.
1637:
Francis Day, one of the officers of the East India Company, a member of the Masulipatam Council and the chief of the Armagon Factory, makes a voyage of exploration in 1637 down the coast as far as
Pondicherry in order to choose a site for a new settlement.
1794: The Government Survey School, the oldest engineering school outside Europe and now part of the
Anna University, commences at Fort St. George.[33]
American merchant William Abbott is appointed the first
American consular agent of the Madras Presidency, marking the first consular presence in the city (24 November).[35]
2011: Nine municipalities, 8 town panchayats, and 25 village panchayats are annexed to the city. The city reaches the present stage of 426 km2 from 174 km2.[92]
2012:
ITC Grand Chola, the largest hotel in South India, is inaugurated (15 September).[93]
^The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 5 by Erwin Fahlbusch. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing - 2008, Page 285.
ISBN978-0-8028-2417-2.
^A. E. Medlycott, (1905) "India and the Apostle Thomas"; Gorgias Press LLC;
ISBN1-59333-180-0.
^Thomas Puthiakunnel, (1973) "Jewish colonies of India paved the way for St. Thomas", The Saint Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India, ed. George Menachery, Vol. II.
^Pippa de Bruyn; Keith Bain; David Allardice; Shonar Joshi (18 February 2010).
Frommer's India. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 333–.
ISBN978-0-470-64580-2. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^Keay, John (1991). The Honourable Company A History Of The English East India Company (1993 ed.). Great Britain: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 69.
ISBN978-0-00-743155-7.
^திருக்கோயில்கள் வழிகாட்டி: சென்னை மாவட்டம் (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments. July 2014. pp. 179–181.
^"History". US Consulate Chennai. Archived from
the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
^
abcPadmanabhan, Geeta (19 September 2017).
"To the lighthouse". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
^Jan Lundqvist, Paul Appasamy (November 1998). "Water Supply and Waste Disposal Strategies for Madras". Ambio. 22 (7). Allen Press on behalf of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: 442–448.
JSTOR4314123.