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'''Surat''' is a port city on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Khambhat Gulf of Cambay]. It was first used by the British [[East India Company]] in 1608. In 1615 it was the location of the second [[East India Company Factories|British factory]] and settlement in India and the seat of the Western Presidency until the Company's headquarters was transferred to [[Bombay]] in 1687. It was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_156.gif Surat District] in [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] during the British period. | '''Surat''' is a port city on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Khambhat Gulf of Cambay]. It was first used by the British [[East India Company]] in 1608. In 1615 it was the location of the second [[East India Company Factories|British factory]] and settlement in India and the seat of the Western Presidency until the Company's headquarters was transferred to [[Bombay]] in 1687. It was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_156.gif Surat District] in [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] during the British period. | ||
== Cemeteries== | |||
* Dutch Cemetery | |||
* English Cemetery dates from 1600s - for detail and some tomb images see [http://dro.dur.ac.uk/3774/ The English cemetery at Surat : pre-colonial cultural encounters in western India]. Durham University | |||
== Railways == | == Railways == | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 17 June 2013
| Surat | |
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| Presidency: Bombay (Presidency) | |
| Coordinates: | 21.195293°N 72.819771°E |
| Altitude: | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Surat |
| State/Province: | Gujarat |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Tapti Valley Railway | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Surat is a port city on the Gulf of Cambay. It was first used by the British East India Company in 1608. In 1615 it was the location of the second British factory and settlement in India and the seat of the Western Presidency until the Company's headquarters was transferred to Bombay in 1687. It was the headquarters of Surat District in Bombay Presidency during the British period.
Cemeteries
- Dutch Cemetery
- English Cemetery dates from 1600s - for detail and some tomb images see The English cemetery at Surat : pre-colonial cultural encounters in western India. Durham University
Railways
Surat was originally the southern terminus of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway until that line was extended to Bombay. A broad gauge branch ran eastwards along the Tapti valley to connect with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway at Amalner in Khandesh.
Historical books online
- British Beginnings in Western India 1579-1657 : An account of the early days of the British factory at Surat by H G Rawlinson MA (1920) archive.org
External links
- Surat City Imperial Gazetteer
- Surat Love to Know 1911
- Surat from From the Gulf of Cambay on down the Malabar Coast, c.1700s-1850s: ports (with forts) from Prof Fran Pritchett’s Indian Routes (Columbia University)
- Images from a 16th century book by Italian adventure traveller Ludovico De Varthema. De Varthema toured India extensively from 1502 to 1508. The book was first published in Rome in 1510 www.bbc.co.uk. Includes images of the Kingdom of Cambay
- First English factory in India in Ruinstimesofindia.com
