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A settlement originally estalished in 1685 by the [[East India Company]] on the south side of the island of [[Sumatra]], following the expulsion of the EIC from [[Bantam]] by the Dutch. In 1714, the EIC built [[Fort Marlborough]] to protect its interests.
In 1825, the EIC exchanged Benkulen with the Dutch for [[Malacca]] which was more strategically useful to the British. Benkulen remained a Dutch possession until after World War 2.
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Bengkulu<br>
Variants: Benkulen, Bencoolen
== External links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/benkulen.htm 'Benkulen'], ''The British Empire''.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkulen 'Bengkulu'], ''Wikipedia''.
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