{{Short description|Human settlement in Tamil Nadu, India}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}} '''Samayapuram''' is a Neighborhood of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India, twelve kilometers north of the heart of the city, on the Trichy-Chennai highway. The Samayapuram Mariamman Temple, a prominent place of Hindu worship, is located here.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samayapuram {{!}} TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT , Govt. of Tamil Nadu {{!}} India |url=https://tiruchirappalli.nic.in/tourist-place/samayapuram/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Historical significance == The Mariamman temple of Samayapuram was the site of a fierce battle between a troop of the French East India Company and a troop of the British East India Company during the strife of Carnatic wars. A British troop led by Robert Clive defeated the French force,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=2024-06-13 |title=Robert Clive survived gunshot at the battle for Samayapuram |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/robert-clive-survived-gunshot-at-the-battle-for-samayapuram/article68286775.ece |access-date=2024-06-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> leading to the British company wresting possession of Samayapuram.
==References== {{reflist}} * {{cite book|title=Gazetteer of South India|author=W. Francis|pages=196–199|year=1906}}
{{Tiruchirappalli district}} {{Authority control}}
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Category:Villages in Tiruchirappalli district