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'''Hughli''' was originally founded by the Portuguese in 1537. It was captured by the Mughals in 1632 and the British established a factory there in 1676. It was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_168.gif Hooghly District] in the Burdwan Division of Bengal during the British period. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hugli-Chuchura. | '''Hughli''' was originally founded by the Portuguese in 1537. It was captured by the Mughals in 1632 and the British established a factory there in 1676. It was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_168.gif Hooghly District] in the Burdwan Division of the [[West Bengal Districts]] during the British period. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hugli-Chuchura. | ||
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Revision as of 14:02, 11 June 2016
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 22.9°N 88.39°E |
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| Place Name: | Hugli-Chuchura |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
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Hughli was originally founded by the Portuguese in 1537. It was captured by the Mughals in 1632 and the British established a factory there in 1676. It was the headquarters of Hooghly District in the Burdwan Division of the West Bengal Districts during the British period. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hugli-Chuchura.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Hugli
Variants: Ugulim/Hooghly/Hooghly-Chinsura/Hughli
Military history
Battle of Hughli 1757
External links
Hooghly Town Imperial Gazetteer
Historical books online
A Brief History of the Hughli District by Dirom Gray Crawford, Indian Medical Service, Civil Surgeon Hughli 1902 Archive.org
Bengal District Gazetteers: Hooghly by L.S.S. O’Malley and Monmohan Chakravarti,1912 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website or to download as a searchable pdf from DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library