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LURE - THRU THE AGES

European Trading Posts in Coastal Areas in c. 1700 A.D. (India)

PORTUGAL

BRITAIN

COUNTRY'S PRESENCE

CITIES

Vaso-da-gama of Portugal discovered new sea-route to India in 1498, after the fall of Constantinople (in 1453). The Portuguese colonised Calicut in 1498, Goa in 1510, Diu and Daman, Agra, Hoogli, Surat Bassien, Salsette, Anjidivi and Macyalox. Portuguese colonialism ended in 1961, (after the liberation of Goa, Diu and Daman).

The British East India Company colonised Machalipatnam in 1611, Surat (1613), Agra Ahmedabad, Broach in 1619, Katak (1633), Madras in 1639, Hoogli (1651), Bombay (1688) Cambay, Karwar, Calicut, Anjengo, Patna, Dacca, Calcutta, Vishakapatnam, Nar- asapur, Masalipatnam, St. David, Portonovo and later conquered a large part of India, Burma and Ceylon. Their capital was Cal- cutta till 1911 and later it was shifted to Delhi. The British Colonialism ended in 1947. The Dutch estabished their colonies at Co- chin, Sadras (near Madras). They also colo- nised Trancobar near Pondicherry, Balasore, Calicut (1745-1770) Sirampore (c. 1750) near Calcutta. But they moved out India very soon. Ahmedabad, Broach, Surat, Vengur, Coon- dapur, Cannanore, Cranagnore, Pallipura, Porakad, Kayankulam, Quilon, Patna, Kasimba, Jagannathpuram, Palakollu, Nar- asapur, Masuli, Pulicat, St. Thome, Porto Novo, Negapur, Kayalpatnam, Vembar, Tu- ticorin, Manapadu, G. Falta, Chinsura. HOLLAND

1. AGRA (U.P.)

British, Portugal.

2. AHMEDABAD (Guj)

Holland

3. ANJENGO (Ker)

British

4. BALASORE (Ori)

British, Denmark, France

5. BASSEIN (Maharashtra)

Portugal

6. BOMBAY (Maharashtra)

British

7. CALCUTTA (W.B)

British

8. CALICUT (Ker)

British, Denmark (1745)

FRANCE

9. CAMBAY (Guj)

British

10. CANNANORE (Ker)

Holland

The French East India Company estab- lished colonies at Surat, Pondicherry, Portonovo, Machalipatnam, Balasore, Mahe, Calicut (between 1666 and 1690). Pondicherry was their Capital in India. French colonialism ended in 1954 (Pondicherry, Mahe, Varanasi and Kari- kal).

11. CHANDRANAGORE (W.B)

France

12. CHINSORA (W.B)

Holland

13. COONDAPUR (Kar)

Holland

14. DAMAN (Daman)

Portugal

15. DIU (Daman)

Portugal

16. GOA (Goa)

Portugal

17. KARWAR (Kar)

British

18. KAYANKULAM (Ker)

Holland

19. MADRAS (T.N)

British

20. MANAPADU (A.P)

Holland

21. MANGALORE (Kar)

Portugal

DENMARK

22. NARASAPUR (A.P)

British, Holland

23. PATNA (Bih)

British, Holland

24. PONDICHERRY (Ker)

France

Balasore, Tranquebar, Calicut (1745 1770), Serampore (c. 1750)

AUSTRIA Surat (c. 1720)

25. PULICAT (T.N)

Holland

26. QUILON (Ker)

Holland

27. SERAMPORE (W.B)

Denmark

28. SURAT (Guj)

Austria, France, Portugal

British, Holland,

29. VISHAKAPATNAM (A.P)

British