1639-1640 माइथायाव इष्ट इण्डिया कम्पानीया लुनाय खरङा माद्रासखौ मोनसे गोदान नोगोरमा महरै दानायनि नेर्सोन।
Built by the East India Company in 1639-1640, the fort marks the beginning of Madras as a modern city.