Chaul
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Chaul is a historic town located in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. The Korlai Fort is located nearby.
History
Many foreign writers have mentioned Chaul. Ptolemy in his Geography of India calls the town Symullla or Timulla.[2][3] The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea mentions that it was a market south of Kalliena (Calliana).[4] The
Bijapur Sultanate in 1521, the Gujarat Sultanate in 1529 and finally passed to the Mughal Empire in 1600.[4]
The town was famous for cotton manufactured goods in the 15th and 16th century, According to Varthema, Chaul was producing a lot of cotton stuffs. Even Portuguese explorer and writer Duarte Barbosa conceded the fame of Chaul for cotton materials.[5]
The city went into the hands of the
British EIC.[4]
See also
- Battle of Diu
- Revdanda
References
- ^ LT GEN K. J., SINGH. "As NDA cadet, I was witness to Vice Admiral Awati's kindness". ThePrint.In. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ Dalal, Kurush (11 October 2019). "Chaul: Maharashtra's Medieval Port". PeepulTree.
- ^ McCrindle, J.W. (1885). Ancient India: As Described by Ptolemy. Thacker, Spink, Calcutta.
- ^ ISBN 978-93-5528-240-8.
- ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
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