Fort William, Kolkata

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Fort William, Kolkata is a historic 18th-century fort on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River that now serves as the headquarters of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army.

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Fort William, Calcutta 7
Fort William, Kolkata canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fort
military headquarters
architecturalStyle European military architecture
associatedWithEvent Battle of Plassey
British conquest of Bengal
surface form: British colonization of Bengal
builder British East India Company
cityServed Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
constructionEnd 1706
constructionStart 1696
continent Asia
controlledBy Indian Army
country India
currentUse headquarters of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army
garrison Eastern Command of the Indian Army
hasFeature arsenal
bastions
church
hospital
moat
officers' quarters
parade ground
ramparts
hasFunction defensive fortification
military administration
historicalEra British India
surface form: British colonial period in India
locatedIn Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata

West Bengal
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedOnBank eastern bank of the Hooghly River
locatedOnRiver Hooghly River
namedAfter William III of England
surface form: King William III of England
near Eden Gardens
surface form: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Maidan area of Kolkata
surface form: Maidan, Kolkata

Victoria Memorial
surface form: Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
operator Indian Army
ownedBy Government of India
partOf Kolkata Cantonment
publicAccess restricted
rebuiltAfter Battle of Plassey
rebuiltBy British East India Company
rebuiltIn 18th century
significance key military base for Indian Army Eastern Command
major British stronghold in eastern India
surroundedBy Maidan area of Kolkata
surface form: Maidan, Kolkata
usedBy British East India Company
British Indian Army
Indian Army

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Calcutta hasLandmark Fort William, Kolkata
Siege of Calcutta involvedFortification Fort William, Kolkata
this entity surface form: Fort William, Calcutta
Commander-in-Chief, Bengal location Fort William, Kolkata
this entity surface form: Fort William, Calcutta
Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William (historically) locatedIn Fort William, Kolkata
subject surface form: Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William
this entity surface form: Fort William, Calcutta
Eastern Command headquarters Fort William, Kolkata
Black Hole of Calcutta locatedIn Fort William, Kolkata
this entity surface form: Fort William, Calcutta
Maidan area of Kolkata near Fort William, Kolkata
Eastern Command of the Indian Army garrison Fort William, Kolkata
Regulating Act 1773 seatOfAdministration Fort William, Kolkata
this entity surface form: Fort William, Calcutta
Presidency of Fort William in Bengal namedAfter Fort William, Kolkata
this entity surface form: Fort William, Calcutta
Presidency of Fort William in Bengal hasAdministrativeCenter Fort William, Kolkata
this entity surface form: Fort William, Calcutta