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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
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA288  The cantonment at Chinsurah], page  288 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 07:09, 4 June 2012

Chinsura
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 22.9°N 88.39°E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Chuchura
State/Province: West Bengal
Country: India
Transport links

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 description of Chinsura[1]

A second description of Chinsurah[2]


Spelling Variants

Modern name: Chuchura
Variants: Chinsura/Chunchura/Chinsurah.

Military history

Capture of Chinsura 1759

Historical books online

References

  1. Merchant in Asia: the trade of the Dutch East India Company during the eighteenth century, page 107 by E M Jacaobs 2006 Google Books
  2. Oriental commerce Volume 2, page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books