French India
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French India was a collection of small colonial territories in the Indian subcontinent that remained under French control until their mid-20th-century integration into the Republic of India.
All labels observed (7)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial territory
ⓘ
former French colony ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
French India
ⓘ
surface form:
French Settlements in India
French India ⓘ
surface form:
Établissements français dans l’Inde
|
| borderedBy | British India ⓘ |
| capital |
Puducherry
ⓘ
surface form:
Pondicherry
|
| colonialGovernorTitle | Governor of French India ⓘ |
| contains |
Chandannagar
ⓘ
surface form:
Chandernagore
Karaikal ⓘ Mahé ⓘ Puducherry ⓘ
surface form:
Pondicherry
Yanam ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currency |
rupee
ⓘ
surface form:
French rupee
Indian rupee ⓘ |
| deFactoTransferDate | 1 November 1954 ⓘ |
| deFactoTransferToIndia | 1954 ⓘ |
| deJureTransferDate | 16 August 1962 ⓘ |
| deJureTransferToIndia | 1962 ⓘ |
| firstFactoryEstablishedAt | Surat ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial administration ⓘ |
| integratedIntoIndia | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| lastAdministeringPower | French Fourth Republic ⓘ |
| legacy |
French architecture in Pondicherry
ⓘ
French cultural influence in Puducherry ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter1954 | de facto part of India under French sovereignty until 1962 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
South Asia ⓘ |
| lostMostTerritoriesToBritainBy | 1763 ⓘ |
| majorTradingPost |
Chandannagar
ⓘ
surface form:
Chandernagore
Puducherry ⓘ
surface form:
Pondicherry
|
| officialLanguage |
Bengali
ⓘ
French ⓘ Malayalam ⓘ Tamil ⓘ Telugu ⓘ |
| partOf | French colonial empire ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| sovereignState | France ⓘ |
| startOfFrenchPresence | 1668 ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit |
Indian state of West Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
State of West Bengal
Puducherry ⓘ
surface form:
Union Territory of Puducherry
|
| successorState |
India
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of India
|
| treatyAffectingStatus |
Treaty of Paris (1763)
ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1814) ⓘ Treaty of Paris (1815) ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French India (Pondicherry and other enclaves)
this entity surface form:
Établissements français dans l’Inde
this entity surface form:
French Settlements in India
this entity surface form:
French India enclave
this entity surface form:
French India (former colony)
this entity surface form:
French colonial empire in India
this entity surface form:
French colonial empire in India