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Bible Encyclopedias
Tamluk
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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an ancient town of British India, in the Midnapore district of Bengal, on the river Rupnarayan. Pop. (1901) 8805. Under the name of Tamralipta was the capital of the Peacock dynasty, and a seaport at which the Chinese Buddhist pilgrims embarked. It is now 60 m. from the sea, and the ruins of the old city lie deep beneath river silt. It contains the palace of a local raja, and some temples of peculiar construction.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Tamluk'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/tamluk.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Tamluk'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/tamluk.html. 1910.
