Hooghly

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River-port corridor of colonial commerce

Hooghly is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.

Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive

Events in This Place

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2 events

1632

Mughal Attack on Portuguese Hooghly

Under Shah Jahan, Mughal forces attacked the Portuguese base at Hooghly and reasserted control.

Mughal Attack on Portuguese Hooghly marked a major turning point in Bengal's political trajectory and regional power structure.

1690

English Settlement at Calcutta

Company urban foothold in lower Bengal.

In 1690, the English East India Company consolidated a settlement at Calcutta, laying an institutional-commercial foundation for later colonial expansion in Bengal.