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'''Chinsura''' was a [[Dutch]] settlement founded in 1656 and finally ceded to Britain in 1825. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hughli-Chuchura | '''Chinsura''' was a [[Dutch]] settlement founded in 1656 and finally ceded to Britain in 1825. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hughli-Chuchura | ||
A [http://books.google.com/books?id=M0EDRPTN7c0C&lpg=PA107&dq=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&pg=PA107#v=onepage&q=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&f=false description of Chinsura]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=M0EDRPTN7c0C&lpg=PA107&dq=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&pg=PA107#v=onepage&q=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&f=false ''Merchant in Asia: the trade of the Dutch East India Company during the eighteenth century''], page 107 by E M Jacaobs 2006 Google Books</ref> | |||
A second [http://books.google.com/books?id=2LpLAAAAYAAJ&dq=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&pg=PA96#v=onepage&q=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&f=false description of Chinsurah]<ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=2LpLAAAAYAAJ&dq=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&pg=PA96#v=onepage&q=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&f=false ''Oriental commerce Volume 2''], page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books</ref> | |||
== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
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==Historical books online== | ==Historical books online== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_292.gif "Chinsura"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 10, page 286 | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_292.gif "Chinsura"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 10, page 286 | ||
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Revision as of 09:25, 13 January 2011
| Chinsura | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 22.9°N 88.39°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Chuchura |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
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Chinsura was a Dutch settlement founded in 1656 and finally ceded to Britain in 1825. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hughli-Chuchura
A second description of Chinsurah[2]
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Chuchura
Variants: Chinsura/Chunchura/Chinsurah.
Military history
Capture of Chinsura 1759
Historical books online
- "Chinsura" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 10, page 286
References
- ↑ Merchant in Asia: the trade of the Dutch East India Company during the eighteenth century, page 107 by E M Jacaobs 2006 Google Books
- ↑ Oriental commerce Volume 2, page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books