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==Historical books online==
==Historical books online==
*[http://archive.org/stream/britishbeginning00rawlrich#page/n9/mode/2up British Beginnings in Western India 1579-1657 : An account of the early days of the British factory at Surat ] by H G Rawlinson MA (1920) archive.org
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=71UOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA317 "Origin of the English Establishment, and of the Company's Trade, at Broach and at Surat"] page 317  ''Historical fragments of the Mogul empire, of the Morattoes, and of the English concerns in Indostan from the year MDCLIX; origin of the company's trade at Broach and Surat, and a general idea of the government and people of Indostan; to which is prefixed an account of the life and writings of the author''  by Robert Orme 1805 Google Books. First published 1782
*[http://archive.org/stream/britishbeginning00rawlrich#page/n9/mode/2up British Beginnings in Western India 1579-1657 : An account of the early days of the British factory at Surat] by H G Rawlinson MA (1920) archive.org


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 14:08, 26 August 2013

Surat
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Presidency: Bombay (Presidency)
Coordinates: 21.195293°N 72.819771°E
Altitude: 13 m (43 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Surat
State/Province: Gujarat
Country: India
Transport links
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
Tapti Valley Railway
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Surat is a port city on the Gulf of Cambay. It was first used by the British East India Company in 1608. In 1615 it was the location of the second British factory and settlement in India and the seat of the Western Presidency until the Company's headquarters was transferred to Bombay in 1687. It was the headquarters of Surat District in Bombay Presidency during the British period.

Cemeteries

Railways

Surat was originally the southern terminus of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway until that line was extended to Bombay. A broad gauge branch ran eastwards along the Tapti valley to connect with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway at Amalner in Khandesh.

Historical books online

External links