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==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossimbazar Cossimbazar] Wikipedia
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossimbazar Cossimbazar] Wikipedia
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*[http://livelystories.com/2011/10/11/old-cossimbazar-the-cosmopolitan-city/ Old Cossimbazar, The Cosmopolitan City]. October 11, 2011. livelystories.com
 
*[http://murshidabad.net/history/places-topic-places-zone-two.htm Murshidabad: Cossimbazar] murshidabad.net
 
*[http://murshidabad.net/history/places-topic-places-zone-two.htm Murshidabad: Cossimbazar] murshidabad.net
*[http://sumitsoren1983.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/old-cossimbazar-cosmopolitan-city.html Old Cossimbazar, The Cosmopolitan City]. Sumit Soren’s blog
 
 
*[http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/East/West_Bengal/Cossimbazar/photo1154560.htm Photograph: Dutch Cemetery, Cossimbazar] trekearth.com
 
*[http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/East/West_Bengal/Cossimbazar/photo1154560.htm Photograph: Dutch Cemetery, Cossimbazar] trekearth.com
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeVnXhQStN0 Cossimbazar: Holland on the Ganges - The Unknown Mausoleum] YouTube video
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeVnXhQStN0 Cossimbazar: Holland on the Ganges - The Unknown Mausoleum] YouTube video
 
===Historical books online===
 
===Historical books online===
 
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_058.gif "Cossimbazar"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 11, page 52.
 
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_058.gif "Cossimbazar"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 11, page 52.
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*[https://archive.org/stream/murshidabadbylss00omaluoft#page/184/mode/2up "Cossimbazar"] page 184 ''Murshidabad'' by L.S.S. O'Malley 1914 Archive.org. A book in the series ''Bengal District Gazetteers''
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Latest revision as of 03:05, 6 December 2014

In the 17th century Cossimbazar gained a position as the great trading centre of Bengal, which was not challenged until after the foundation of Calcutta. An English Commercial Agent was based here from 1658, and the Dutch and French also traded here.

Spelling variants

Cossimbazar, Kossimbazar, Kasim Bazar, Kasimbazar, Kassimbazar

External links

Historical books online

  • "Cossimbazar" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11, page 52.
  • "Cossimbazar" page 184 Murshidabad by L.S.S. O'Malley 1914 Archive.org. A book in the series Bengal District Gazetteers