Dinapore
E72001
Dinapore was a major British military cantonment and administrative center in colonial India, located near present-day Patna in Bihar.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military cantonment
ⓘ
colonial administrative centre ⓘ |
| administrativeFunction |
headquarters for local civil administration
ⓘ
tax and revenue administration centre ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Danapur Cantonment
ⓘ
Dinapur ⓘ |
| countryDuringPeriod | British India ⓘ |
| garrisonFor |
Bengal Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal Army units
British Army units ⓘ |
| hadFacility |
arsenal
ⓘ
magazine ⓘ military barracks ⓘ military hospital ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British colonial period
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial era
|
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Patna ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south bank of the Ganges River ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large concentration of European troops during British rule
ⓘ
role in British military logistics in eastern India ⓘ |
| partOf | Bengal Presidency ⓘ |
| presentDayAdministrativeUnit | Danapur subdivision ⓘ |
| presentDayDistrict | Patna district ⓘ |
| presentDayName | Danapur ⓘ |
| presentDayState | Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative centre for surrounding district
ⓘ
major British military base ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of Ganges river communications
ⓘ
staging point for military operations in eastern and northern India ⓘ |
| transportRole | river transport hub on the Ganges ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British colonial forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British Crown forces
British East India Company forces ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company forces
|
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