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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_182.gif Hooghly Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_182.gif Hooghly Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
 
*[https://www.livehistoryindia.com/lhi-book-club/2021/02/08/robert-ivermee Robert Ivermee on ''Hooghly: The Global History of a River''] Live History India Book Club. Contains a YouTube video (50 minutes). Includes discussion about the Portuguese in Bengal.
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/briefhistoryofhu00crawrich#page/n3/mode/2up ''A Brief History of the Hughli District''] by Dirom Gray Crawford, Indian Medical Service, Civil Surgeon Hughli 1902 Archive.org<br>
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/briefhistoryofhu00crawrich#page/n3/mode/2up ''A Brief History of the Hughli District''] by Dirom Gray Crawford, Indian Medical Service, Civil Surgeon Hughli 1902 Archive.org<br>

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Hughli
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 22.9°N 88.39°E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Hugli-Chuchura
State/Province: West Bengal
Country: India
Transport links
FibiWiki Maps
See our interactive map of this location showing
places of interest during the British period
[xxxxx Hughli]



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 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

Historical books online