Jamalabad

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Jamalabad

A precipitous rock rising to a height of 1,788 feet at the end of a spur of the Kudremukh in the Uppinangadi taluk of South Kanara District, Madras, situated in 13degree 2' N. and 75 degree18' E. On his return from Mangalore in 1784, TipQ, struck with the strength of the position, built and garrisoned a fortress on the top, calling it Jamalabad in honour of his mother Jamil Bai, and made the town at the foot the residence of an official. The fort was captured by the British in 1799, but shortly afterwards fell into the hands of the adherents of a Mysore pretender. The garrison, however, was forced to surrender after a three months' blockade in June, 1800. The town, formerly known as Narasimhangadi, no longer exists