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'''Chaul''' is a |
'''Chaul''' is a historic town located in the [[Raigad district]] of [[Maharashtra]], India. The [[Korlai Fort]] is located nearby. |
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==History== |
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[[File:Fortress of Chaul- Plans of Plazas and Forts of Portuguese Possessions in Asia and Africa WDL1057.png|thumb|Fortress of Chaul]] |
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[[File:Cheul.jpg|thumb|Old Map of Chaul]] |
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Many foreign writers have mentioned Chaul. [[Ptolemy]] in his ''Geography of India'' calls the town Symullla or Timulla.<ref name="port">{{cite web |last1=Dalal |first1=Kurush |title=Chaul: Maharashtra's Medieval Port |url=https://www.peepultree.world/livehistoryindia/story/places/chaul-konkans-great-historical-port |website=PeepulTree |language=en |date=11 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=McCrindle |first1=J.W. |title=Ancient India: As Described by Ptolemy |date=1885 |publisher=Thacker, Spink, Calcutta |url=https://indianculture.gov.in/rarebooks/ancient-india-described-ptolemy-being-translation-chapters-which-describe-india-and#:~:text=dc.description-,Ancient%20India%3A%20as%20described%20by%20Ptolemy%20has%20been%20composed%20in,longitude%20of%20places%20with%20a |language=en}}</ref> The [[Periplus of the Erythraean Sea]] mentions that it was a market south of Kalliena (Calliana).<ref name="h">{{cite book |last1=Parameswaran |first1=Dr S. Pari |title=ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY: AN EAGLE'S VIEW FOR CIVIL SERVICES AND OTHER EXAMS |date=13 January 2023 |publisher=MJP Publisher |isbn=978-93-5528-240-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GWWnEAAAQBAJ&dq=Chaul&pg=PA39 |language=en}}</ref> |
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The [[Portuguese India|Portuguese]] arrived at Chaul in 1505 and established a factory in 1516. The city was then looted by the troops of the [[Bijapur Sultanate]] in 1521, the [[Gujarat Sultanate]] in 1529 and finally passed to the [[Mughal Empire]] in 1600.<ref name="h"/> |
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The town was famous for [[cotton]] manufactured goods in the 15th and 16th century, According to [[Ludovico di Varthema|Varthema]], Chaul was producing a lot of cotton stuffs. Even Portuguese explorer and writer [[Duarte Barbosa]] conceded the fame of Chaul for cotton materials.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Raj|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e8o5HyC0-FUC&q=salu+cloth&pg=PA227|title=Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern|date=2008|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7835-664-8|pages=231|language=en}}</ref> |
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The city went into the hands of the [[Maratha Empire]] in 1740, being ruled by the [[Colaba State|Angre family]] and then was conquered from them by the [[Company Rule in India|British EIC]].<ref name="h"/> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Battle of Chaul]] |
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* [[Battle of Diu (1509)|Battle of Diu]] |
* [[Battle of Diu (1509)|Battle of Diu]] |
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* [[Revdanda]] |
* [[Revdanda]] |
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==External links== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100630220848/http://www.colonialvoyage.com/eng/google_earth/india/chaul.html The Portuguese Fort of Chaul, India] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100630220848/http://www.colonialvoyage.com/eng/google_earth/india/chaul.html The Portuguese Fort of Chaul, India] |
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* [https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/places/chaul-konkans-great-historical-port Chaul, a historical port] |
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Latest revision as of 05:57, 24 August 2024
Chaul | |
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village | |
  Chaul Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°32′46″N 72°55′38″E / 18.5461°N 72.9272°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Government | |
| • Type | Grampanchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Chaul is a historic town located in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. The Korlai Fort is located nearby.
History
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Many foreign writers have mentioned Chaul. Ptolemy in his Geography of India calls the town Symullla or Timulla.[1][2] The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea mentions that it was a market south of Kalliena (Calliana).[3] The Portuguese arrived at Chaul in 1505 and established a factory in 1516. The city was then looted by the troops of the Bijapur Sultanate in 1521, the Gujarat Sultanate in 1529 and finally passed to the Mughal Empire in 1600.[3]
The town was famous for cotton manufactured goods in the 15th and 16th century, According to Varthema, Chaul was producing a lot of cotton stuffs. Even Portuguese explorer and writer Duarte Barbosa conceded the fame of Chaul for cotton materials.[4]
The city went into the hands of the Maratha Empire in 1740, being ruled by the Angre family and then was conquered from them by the British EIC.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dalal, Kurush (11 October 2019). "Chaul: Maharashtra's Medieval Port". PeepulTree.
- ^ McCrindle, J.W. (1885). Ancient India: As Described by Ptolemy. Thacker, Spink, Calcutta.
- ^ a b c Parameswaran, Dr S. Pari (13 January 2023). ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY: AN EAGLE'S VIEW FOR CIVIL SERVICES AND OTHER EXAMS. MJP Publisher. ISBN 978-93-5528-240-8.
- ^ Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Gyan Publishing House. p. 231. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
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