San-de-pu, Manchuria. 42N. 123E. Unsuccessfully attacked by Russians under General Grippenberg, 1904.
Sanjan, Bombay. 20N. 73E. Visited by Polish scholar, Hove, 1787. Taken by Portuguese, 1534.
Sante Bennur, Madras. 14N. 76E. Taken by Hyder Ali, 1761; by Mahrattas, 1791.
Santipur, Bengal. 23N. 88E. Res. of Chaitanya, and bp. of Adyaita.
Sarafand, Syria. 33N. 35E. Ancient city, known in the Bible as Zareptath. (See Thomson's 'Land and the Book.')
Sardhana, United Provs. 29N. 78E. Celebrated as res. of Begam Sumru.
Sardis, Asia Minor. 39N. 28E. Occupied by Cyrus, 548 B.C.; burned by Ionians, c. 409 B.C.; destroyed by Tamerlane, 1402. Mentioned by Æschylus and Herodotus; res. of Xerxes; contains ruins of temple of Cybele and tomb of Alyattes.
[Sasseram] ('one thousand toys'), Bengal. 25N. 84E. Contains tombs of Sher Shah and his father.
Satyamangalam, Madras. 11N. 77E. Taken by Hyder Ali, 1768; by Tippoo Sahib, 1790.
Savandurga, Madras. 13N. 77E. Captured by Lord Cornwallis, 1791.