Chinsura
| Chinsura | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 22.9°N 88.39°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| 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
A second description of Chinsurah[2]
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Chuchura
Variants: Chinsura/Chunchura/Chinsurah.
Military history
Capture of Chinsura 1759
Historical books online
- "Chinsura" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 10, page 286
- The cantonment at Chinsurah, page 288 Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862 Google Books
References
- ↑ Merchant in Asia: the trade of the Dutch East India Company during the eighteenth century, page 107 by E M Jacaobs 2006 Google Books
- ↑ Oriental commerce Volume 2, page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books