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*[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> | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55896 ''Bengal District Gazetteers: Hooghly''] by L.S.S. O’Malley and Monmohan Chakravarti,1912 Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection. | *[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7574/mode/2up ''Hooghly: Past and Present''] by Shumbhoo Chunder Dey 1906. [https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.4034/mode/2up 2nd file] Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository. | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55896 ''Bengal District Gazetteers: Hooghly''] by L.S.S. O’Malley and Monmohan Chakravarti, 1912 Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206870/page/n7/mode/2up 2nd file, Archive.org] | |||
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Revision as of 11:07, 11 March 2020
| Hughli | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 22.9°N 88.39°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Hugli-Chuchura |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
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| 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
- Hooghly Town Imperial Gazetteer
Historical books online
- A Brief History of the Hughli District by Dirom Gray Crawford, Indian Medical Service, Civil Surgeon Hughli 1902 Archive.org
- Hooghly: Past and Present by Shumbhoo Chunder Dey 1906. 2nd file Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository.
- Bengal District Gazetteers: Hooghly by L.S.S. O’Malley and Monmohan Chakravarti, 1912 Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection. 2nd file, Archive.org