Hughli
| Hughli | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 22.9°N 88.39°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Hughli |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
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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 is now part of the twin conurbation of Hugli-Chuchura.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Hugli
Variants: Hooghly/Hughli
Military history
Battle of Hughli 1757
External links
Historical books online
- A Brief History of the Hughli District by Dirom Gray Crawford, Indian Medical Service, Civil Surgeon Hughli 1902 Archive.org
- Bengal District Gazetteers: Hooghly by L.S.S. O’Malley and Monmohan Chakravarti,1912 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website or to download as a searchable pdf from DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library