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| + | |presidency= [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] | ||
| + | |image=Fort Dansborg.jpg | ||
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| + | |presentname= Tharangambadi | ||
| + | |stateprovince= Tamil Nadu | ||
| + | |country=India | ||
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| + | '''Tranquebar''', sometimes spelled ''Trankebar'' (now called Tharangambadi) is a coastal town about 100km south of [[Pondicherry]], formerly in the [[Madras Presidency]]. In the Danish era it was an important port. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | Founded by the Dutch East India Company, Tranquebar was a Danish colony from 1620 until 1845, when it was sold to the British. The Danish built Fort Dansborg in 1620 as the governor's residence. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.scholiast.org/history/tra-narr.html Tranquebar - The Danish East India Company 1616 - 1669] | [http://www.scholiast.org/history/tra-narr.html Tranquebar - The Danish East India Company 1616 - 1669] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 1 June 2009
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| Place Name: | Tharangambadi |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
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Tranquebar, sometimes spelled Trankebar (now called Tharangambadi) is a coastal town about 100km south of Pondicherry, formerly in the Madras Presidency. In the Danish era it was an important port.
History
Founded by the Dutch East India Company, Tranquebar was a Danish colony from 1620 until 1845, when it was sold to the British. The Danish built Fort Dansborg in 1620 as the governor's residence.
