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'''Surat''' is a port city on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Khambhat Gulf of Cambay]. It was first used by the British [[East India Company]] in 1608. In 1615 it was the location of the second [[East India Company Factories|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 [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_156.gif Surat District] in [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] during the British period. | '''Surat''' is a port city on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Khambhat Gulf of Cambay]. It was first used by the British [[East India Company]] in 1608. In 1615 it was the location of the second [[East India Company Factories|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 [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_156.gif Surat District] in [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] during the British period. | ||
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== Railways == | == 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/surat/surat.html Surat] from [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/malabar.html From the Gulf of Cambay on down the Malabar Coast, c.1700s-1850s: ports (with forts)] from Prof Fran Pritchett’s [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routes/index.html#dates Indian Routes] (Columbia University) | *[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/surat/surat.html Surat] from [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/malabar.html From the Gulf of Cambay on down the Malabar Coast, c.1700s-1850s: ports (with forts)] from Prof Fran Pritchett’s [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routes/index.html#dates Indian Routes] (Columbia University) | ||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20038986 Images from a 16th century book] by Italian adventure traveller Ludovico De Varthema. De Varthema toured India extensively from 1502 to 1508. The book was first published in Rome in 1510 www.bbc.co.uk. Includes images of the Kingdom of Cambay | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20038986 Images from a 16th century book] by Italian adventure traveller Ludovico De Varthema. De Varthema toured India extensively from 1502 to 1508. The book was first published in Rome in 1510 www.bbc.co.uk. Includes images of the Kingdom of Cambay | ||
| − | *[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/First-English-factory-in-India-in-ruins/articleshow/20622537.cms First English factory in India in Ruins]timesofindia.com | + | *[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/First-English-factory-in-India-in-ruins/articleshow/20622537.cms First English factory in India in Ruins] timesofindia.com |
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| + | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *[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 | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/458/mode/2up "Surat"] page 458 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org | ||
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Revision as of 00:33, 6 April 2015
| 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 | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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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
- Dutch Cemetery
- English Cemetery dates from 1600s - for detail and some tomb images see The English cemetery at Surat : pre-colonial cultural encounters in western India. Durham University
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.
External links
- Surat City Imperial Gazetteer
- Surat from From the Gulf of Cambay on down the Malabar Coast, c.1700s-1850s: ports (with forts) from Prof Fran Pritchett’s Indian Routes (Columbia University)
- Images from a 16th century book by Italian adventure traveller Ludovico De Varthema. De Varthema toured India extensively from 1502 to 1508. The book was first published in Rome in 1510 www.bbc.co.uk. Includes images of the Kingdom of Cambay
- First English factory in India in Ruins timesofindia.com
Historical books online
- "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
- 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
- "Surat" page 458 Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations 1864 Archive.org
