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Download Solution PDFWhat was the capital of the French colony in India?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Pondicherry.
Key Points
- Pondicherry is a union territory in India,
- Pondicherry was the capital of the French colony in India.
- Pondicherry is also called 'India's Little France'.
- The French laid their supremacy on Pondicherry in the year 1673.
- French East India Company set up a trading center at Pondicherry in 1674.
- The name Pondicherry was renamed Puducherry in 2006.
Important Points
- Puducherry comprises of the erstwhile French colonies viz. Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam.
- The Puducherry and Karaikal regions are surrounded by Tamilnadu.
- Mahe is surrounded by Kerala.
- Yanam is surrounded by Andra Pradesh.
- Pondicherry was under French rule for 138 years.
- The British “East India Company” captured Puducherry in 1761 from the French and restored the French Company administration by the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
- The British “East India Company returned the Puducherry to the French “East India Company” in 1816.
- It was merged with the Indian Union on 1st November 1954.
- Puducherry became officially an integral part of India in 1963.
Additional Information
- Calicut is the oldest city in Kerala.
- ♦♦Calicut was the former capital of Lakshadweep.
- Cochin is popularly known as "queen of the Arabian sea".
- Kochi is the first e-port in India.
- Goa is the smallest state in India.
- Goa got independence from the Portuguese in 1961.
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