Vellore
the most populous town of the district of North Arcot, Madras presidency, British India; near the left bank of the Palar river; 80 miles W. of Madras. The old fort, which was formerly very strongly garrisoned, now contains only a single regiment of native infantry. Inside there is a pagoda with beautiful stone carvings. A central jail has lately been built for 1,000 long-term prisoners, where excellent carpets, rugs, etc., are manufactured. Vellore was the scene of a mutiny in 1806, when the native Sepoys rose and murdered 113 European officers and soldiers. The outbreak was promptly suppressed. It was supposed to have been instigated by the sons of Tippoo Sultan, who had been confined in the fort as State prisoners since 1799. They were forthwith removed to the neighborhood of Calcutta, where the last survivor died in 1875.
Pop. about 50,000.