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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
'''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.


== Spelling Variants ==
== Spelling Variants ==
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==Military history==
==Military history==
[[Capture of Chinsura]] 1759
[[Capture of Chinsura]] 1759
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://scroll.in/article/728222/photos-the-forgotten-history-of-chinsurah-a-part-of-holland-on-the-ganges Photos: The forgotten history of Chinsurah, a part of Holland on the Ganges] by Shruti Vajpayee  · June 10, 2015. Scroll.in
*[http://scroll.in/article/728222/photos-the-forgotten-history-of-chinsurah-a-part-of-holland-on-the-ganges Photos: The forgotten history of Chinsurah, a part of Holland on the Ganges] by Shruti Vajpayee  · June 10, 2015. Scroll.in
*[http://dutchcemeterybengal.com The Dutch Cemetery in Chinsurah: A Digital Archive of Memories] dutchcemeterybengal.com. Includes a full list of tombs, with photographs.
*[http://www.dutchcemeterychinsura.com/ The Dutch Cemetery in Chinsurah] "A digital exploration of the Dutch influence in colonial Bengal in the 18th and 19th centuries." dutchcemeterychinsura.com. Includes a searchable database, also a "Full List of the Tombs". Some entries include photographs of the tombs. There is also "Important Figures in VOC Chinsurah".
 
==Historical books online==
==Historical books online==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_292.gif "Chinsura"]  ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 10, page 286
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_292.gif "Chinsura"]  ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 10, page 286
*A  [http://books.google.com/books?id=2LpLAAAAYAAJ&dq=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&pg=PA96#v=onepage&q=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&f=false description of  Chinsurah] ''Oriental commerce Volume 2'', page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books
*A  [http://books.google.com/books?id=2LpLAAAAYAAJ&dq=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&pg=PA96#v=onepage&q=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&f=false description of  Chinsurah] ''Oriental commerce Volume 2'', page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA288  The cantonment at Chinsurah], page  288 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA288  The cantonment at Chinsurah], page  288 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.500670/2015.500670.Bengal-Past#page/n159/mode/2up "Old Chinsurah"] page 110 ''Bengal Past and Present'' Volume 2, No 1 January 1908 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.31282/page/n157/mode/2up "Bandel and Chinsura Church Registers (1757-1913)"] by H Hosten  page 33 ''Bengal Past and Present'', Vol.11, July - Dec 1915. Archive.org, mirror from ASI/IGNCA.
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.501554/2015.501554.Bengal-Past#page/n363/mode/2up "Dutch Memorials at Chinsurah"] by H E A Cotton page 114 ''Bengal, Past and Present'' Volume 25, 1923 (At the rear of Volume 26). Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
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[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]

Latest revision as of 01:25, 24 November 2020

Chinsura
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 22.9°N 88.39°E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Chuchura
State/Province: West Bengal
Country: India
Transport links

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.

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Chuchura
Variants: Chinsura/Chunchura/Chinsurah.

Military history

Capture of Chinsura 1759

External links

Historical books online