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'''Berhampore''' is situated on the Hooghly River, around 120 miles upstream of [[Calcutta]].  It was a British cantonment. It is the principal town in [[Murshidabad District]].
'''Berhampore''' is situated on the Hooghly River, around 120 miles upstream of [[Calcutta]].  It was one of the early HEIC factories and a British cantonment. It is the principal town in [[Murshidabad District]].


==Alternative spellings==
==Spelling variants==
Berhampur, Brahmapur
Modern name: Baharampur<br>
Variants: Berhampur/Brahmapur/Burhanpore


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 18:53, 22 November 2010

Berhampore (Bengal Presidency)
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 24.1°N 88.25°E
Altitude: 18 m (59 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Baharampur
State/Province: West Bengal
Country: India
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Berhampore is situated on the Hooghly River, around 120 miles upstream of Calcutta. It was one of the early HEIC factories and a British cantonment. It is the principal town in Murshidabad District.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Baharampur
Variants: Berhampur/Brahmapur/Burhanpore

History

After the Battle of Plassey in June 1757, Berhampore was chosen as the site "of the chief military station for Bengal; and a huge square of brick barracks was erected in 1767".[1] The town continued as a cantonment until 1870.

In one of the first acts of the Indian Mutiny, the 19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry mutinied here in 1857.


References

  1. Berhampur, Murshidabad, India Lovetoknow 1911 encyclopedia (Accessed 05/01/2010)