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{{Places of Interest|title=Hugli|name=Hugli |link=xxxxx}}
'''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 the [[Bengal Districts]] during the British period. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hugli-Chuchura.
==External links==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_182.gif Hooghly Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
===Historical books online===
*[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 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Archive.org, Public Library of India|Digital Library of India]] website or Collection. Also available to download as a searchable pdf from [http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/dspacejspui/handle/10689/10538 DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library], which appears to be a digital file from a different source.
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