Calcutta

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Calcutta, now known as Kolkata, is a major cultural and commercial metropolis in eastern India that served as the capital of British India until the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commercial centre
cultural centre
former national capital
metropolis
capitalOf British India
West Bengal
country India
endTimeAsCapitalOfBritishIndia 1911
formerNameOf Calcutta self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kolkata
foundedBy British East India Company
foundingYear 1690
hasFormerName Calcutta self-linksurface differs
hasLandmark Eden Gardens
Fort William, Kolkata
Howrah Bridge
Indian Museum
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata
Victoria Memorial
Writers’ Building
hasPort Calcutta self-linksurface differs
surface form: Port of Kolkata
hasUniversity Jadavpur University
Presidency College, Kolkata
surface form: Presidency University, Kolkata

University of Calcutta
knownFor cinema
colonial architecture
intellectual life
literature
theatre
visual arts
locatedIn India
eastern India
locatedInCountrySubdivision Bengal Presidency
locatedInState West Bengal
locatedOnRiver Hooghly River
majorIndustry finance
information technology
manufacturing
port trade
majorLanguage Bengali
English
officialNameSince2001 Calcutta self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kolkata
partOfRegion Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
surface form: Ganges Delta
replacedByAsCapitalOfBritishIndia New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
servedAs capital of Bengal Presidency
capital of British India
startTimeAsCapitalOfBritishIndia 1772
timeZone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +05:30

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Kolkata Knight Riders basedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Kolkata Knight Riders city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Kolkata Knight Riders homeGroundCity Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Eastern Railway headquarters Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers headquartersLocation Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Durgapur hasNearbyCity Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Titagarh locatedNear Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Titagarh nearestMajorCity Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Panihati locatedNear Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Panihati stateCapitalNearest Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Panihati isSuburbOf Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Nivedita Setu cityServed Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
South 24 Parganas district borders Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Maidan area of Kolkata location Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Maidan area of Kolkata city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Victoria Memorial Hall locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Victoria Memorial Hall city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Jawaharlal Nehru Road locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Asiatic Society of Bengal locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Nathaniel Wallich residence Calcutta
Park Street metro station locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Economic Botany section locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Diocese of Calcutta seeCity Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Diocese of Calcutta headquarters Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Diocese of Calcutta hasParishesIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
C. K. Robinson locatedIn Calcutta
subject surface form: St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Birla Planetarium, Kolkata locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
B.B.D. Bagh locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Lal Dighi locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
General Post Office, Kolkata city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Government of West Bengal capital Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Government of West Bengal seatOfGovernment Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Chief Minister of West Bengal (historically) seat Calcutta
subject surface form: Chief Minister of West Bengal
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Eastern Command of the Indian Army headquartersLocation Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Cricket Association of Bengal headquartersLocation Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Cricket Association of Bengal locatedInCity Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Eden sisters placeOfActivity Calcutta
Eden sisters residence Calcutta
Eden sisters associatedWith Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
India vs England 2011 city Calcutta
subject surface form: India vs England 2011 Eden Gardens T20I
this entity surface form: Kolkata
2016 ICC World Twenty20 hostCities Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Act of the Legislative Council of India appliesToJurisdiction Calcutta
subject surface form: Act of the Legislative Council of India founding the University of Calcutta
Rajabazar Science College campus city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Rajabazar Science College campus locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Ballygunge Science College campus locatedIn Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata
Ballygunge Science College campus city Calcutta
this entity surface form: Kolkata