Fort St. George
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Fort St. George is a historic coastal fortress in Chennai, India, that served as the British East India Company’s first major stronghold and a key center of colonial administration in South India.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial fort
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | European colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
East India Company rule in India ⓘ Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| builtBy | British East India Company ⓘ |
| constructedFor | British East India Company ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1640 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currentCityName | Chennai ⓘ |
| currentUse |
location of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
ⓘ
location of offices of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu ⓘ seat of the Government of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| formerNameOfCity |
Chennai
ⓘ
surface form:
Madras
|
| garrisonedBy |
British East India Company forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British East India Company army
British Indian Army ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Clive House
ⓘ
Fort Museum, Chennai ⓘ Legislative Assembly building, Fort St. George ⓘ Secretariat building, Fort St. George ⓘ St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George ⓘ Wellesley House ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
protected monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| inception | 1640 ⓘ |
| languageOfColonialAdministration | English ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalAdministration | Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chennai
ⓘ
South India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint George of Lydda
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint George
St George ⓘ
surface form:
St. George
|
| nearbyPlace |
Chennai
ⓘ
surface form:
George Town, Chennai
Marina Beach ⓘ |
| operator | Government of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| servedAs | administrative headquarters of Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| significance |
first British fortress in India
ⓘ
first major British East India Company stronghold in India ⓘ key center of colonial administration in South India ⓘ origin of the city of Madras (now Chennai) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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