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{{Locations_Infobox|presidency= [[Category:LocationsMadras (Presidency)|Madras]]|image=Fort Dansborg.jpg|coordinates= |altitude= |presentname= Tharangambadi |stateprovince= Tamil Nadu|country=India|transport=}} '''Tranquebar''', sometimes spelled ''Trankebar'' (now called Tharangambadi) is a coastal town about 100km south of [[Pondicherry]], formerly in the [[Madras Presidency]]. In the Danish era it was an important port. ==History==Founded by the Dutch East India Company, Tranquebar was a Danish colony from 1620 until 1845, when it was sold to the British. The Danish built Fort Dansborg in 1620 as the governor's residence.
== External Links ==
[http://www.scholiast.org/history/tra-narr.html Tranquebar - The Danish East India Company 1616 - 1669]
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]
