Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Tanjore (2.)

TANJORE, capital and administrative headquarters of the above district, is situated in 10° 47ʹ N. lat. and 79° 10ʹ 24ʺ E. long. As the last capital of the ancient Hindu dynasty of the Cholas, and in all ages one of the chief political, literary, and religious centres of the south, the city is full of interesting associations. Its monuments of Indian art and early civilization are of the first importance. Besides its great temple, the city is famed for its artistic manufactures, including silk carpets, jewellery, repoussé work, copper wares, &c. It contained a population in 1881 of 54,745 (26,272 males and 28,473 females). The South Indian Railway connects Tanjore with Negapatam, its seaport on the east, and Trichinopoly on the west.