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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>*''Bengal District Gazetteers: Hooghly by L.S.S. O’Malley and Monmohan Chakravarti,1912 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India|Digital Library of India]] website or to download as a searchable pdf from [http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in/dspace/handle/10689/10538 DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library]
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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 was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_168.gif Hooghly District] in the Burdwan Division of Bengal during the British period. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hugli-Chuchura.
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Hugli<br>
Variants: Ugulim/Hooghly/Hooghly-Chinsura/Hughli<br>
==Military history==
==External links==
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_182.gif Hooghly Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Hugli,_India Hugli] 1911 Love to Know Encyclopaedia<br>
===Historical books online===
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
