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Article ''A Danish heritage on Indian shores'' [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091206/spectrum/main7.htm The Tribune (India)] of 6 December 2009 | Article ''A Danish heritage on Indian shores'' [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091206/spectrum/main7.htm The Tribune (India)] of 6 December 2009 | ||
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1251641/ “The Medical Skills of the Malabar Doctors in Tranquebar, India, as Recorded by Surgeon T L F Folly, 1798”] by Niklas Thode Jensen, PhD student Med Hist. 2005 October 1; 49(4): 489–515. | |||
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | ||
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| Place Name: | Tharangambadi |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
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Tranquebar, sometimes spelled Trankebar (now called Tharangambadi) is a coastal town about 100km south of Pondicherry, formerly in the Madras Presidency. In the Danish era it was an important port.
History
Founded by the Dutch East India Company, Tranquebar was a Danish colony from 1620 until 1845, when it was sold to the British. The Danish built Fort Dansborg in 1620 as the governor's residence.
External Links
Tranquebar - The Danish East India Company 1616 - 1669
Article A Danish heritage on Indian shores The Tribune (India) of 6 December 2009
“The Medical Skills of the Malabar Doctors in Tranquebar, India, as Recorded by Surgeon T L F Folly, 1798” by Niklas Thode Jensen, PhD student Med Hist. 2005 October 1; 49(4): 489–515.