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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]]. | ||
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Berhampur | 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
- ↑ Berhampur, Murshidabad, India Lovetoknow 1911 encyclopedia (Accessed 05/01/2010)