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'''Chinsura''' was a [[Dutch]] settlement founded in 1656 and finally ceded to Britain in 1825. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hughli-Chuchura | '''Chinsura''' was a [[Dutch]] settlement founded in 1656 and finally ceded to Britain in 1825. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hughli-Chuchura. | ||
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==Military history== | ==Military history== | ||
[[Capture of Chinsura]] 1759 | [[Capture of Chinsura]] 1759 | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://scroll.in/article/728222/photos-the-forgotten-history-of-chinsurah-a-part-of-holland-on-the-ganges Photos: The forgotten history of Chinsurah, a part of Holland on the Ganges] by Shruti Vajpayee · June 10, 2015. Scroll.in | *[http://scroll.in/article/728222/photos-the-forgotten-history-of-chinsurah-a-part-of-holland-on-the-ganges Photos: The forgotten history of Chinsurah, a part of Holland on the Ganges] by Shruti Vajpayee · June 10, 2015. Scroll.in | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.dutchcemeterychinsura.com/ The Dutch Cemetery in Chinsurah] "A digital exploration of the Dutch influence in colonial Bengal in the 18th and 19th centuries." dutchcemeterychinsura.com. Includes a searchable database, also a "Full List of the Tombs". Some entries include photographs of the tombs. There is also "Important Figures in VOC Chinsurah". | ||
==Historical books online== | ==Historical books online== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_292.gif "Chinsura"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 10, page 286 | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_292.gif "Chinsura"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 10, page 286 | ||
*A [http://books.google.com/books?id=2LpLAAAAYAAJ&dq=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&pg=PA96#v=onepage&q=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&f=false description of Chinsurah] ''Oriental commerce Volume 2'', page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books | *A [http://books.google.com/books?id=2LpLAAAAYAAJ&dq=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&pg=PA96#v=onepage&q=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&f=false description of Chinsurah] ''Oriental commerce Volume 2'', page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA288 The cantonment at Chinsurah], page 288 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA288 The cantonment at Chinsurah], page 288 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.500670/2015.500670.Bengal-Past#page/n159/mode/2up "Old Chinsurah"] page 110 ''Bengal Past and Present'' Volume 2, No 1 January 1908 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection. | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.31282/page/n157/mode/2up "Bandel and Chinsura Church Registers (1757-1913)"] by H Hosten page 33 ''Bengal Past and Present'', Vol.11, July - Dec 1915. Archive.org, mirror from ASI/IGNCA. | |||
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.501554/2015.501554.Bengal-Past#page/n363/mode/2up "Dutch Memorials at Chinsurah"] by H E A Cotton page 114 ''Bengal, Past and Present'' Volume 25, 1923 (At the rear of Volume 26). Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection. | |||
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
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| Chinsura | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 22.9°N 88.39°E |
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| Place Name: | Chuchura |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
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Chinsura was a Dutch settlement founded in 1656 and finally ceded to Britain in 1825. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hughli-Chuchura.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Chuchura
Variants: Chinsura/Chunchura/Chinsurah.
Military history
Capture of Chinsura 1759
External links
- Photos: The forgotten history of Chinsurah, a part of Holland on the Ganges by Shruti Vajpayee · June 10, 2015. Scroll.in
- The Dutch Cemetery in Chinsurah "A digital exploration of the Dutch influence in colonial Bengal in the 18th and 19th centuries." dutchcemeterychinsura.com. Includes a searchable database, also a "Full List of the Tombs". Some entries include photographs of the tombs. There is also "Important Figures in VOC Chinsurah".
Historical books online
- "Chinsura" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 10, page 286
- A description of Chinsurah Oriental commerce Volume 2, page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books
- The cantonment at Chinsurah, page 288 Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862 Google Books
- "Old Chinsurah" page 110 Bengal Past and Present Volume 2, No 1 January 1908 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
- "Bandel and Chinsura Church Registers (1757-1913)" by H Hosten page 33 Bengal Past and Present, Vol.11, July - Dec 1915. Archive.org, mirror from ASI/IGNCA.
- "Dutch Memorials at Chinsurah" by H E A Cotton page 114 Bengal, Past and Present Volume 25, 1923 (At the rear of Volume 26). Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
