Rajamahendri (formerly often spelt Rajah-mundry), a town of India, in the presidency of Madras, stands on the left bank of the Godavari, 30 miles from its mouth. It has a museum, a provincial school, two gaols, and some Christian churches. From 1753 to 1758 it was held by the French. Pop. 24,555.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 8: Peasant to Eoumelia, p. 567
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