Calcutta, British India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Calcutta,_British_India

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:capitalOfBritishIndiaFrom	1772
gptkbp:capitalOfBritishIndiaUntil	1911
gptkbp:formerName	gptkb:Kolkata
gptkbp:founded	1690
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Job_Charnock
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:British_East_India_Company gptkb:British_Crown
gptkbp:hasMajorPort	yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Calcutta, British India
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:locatedInPresentDay	gptkb:West_Bengal,_India
gptkbp:locatedOnRiver	gptkb:Hooghly_River
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Black_Hole_of_Calcutta gptkb:Battle_of_Plassey
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Fort_William gptkb:University_of_Calcutta gptkb:Indian_Museum
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:Indian_Botanic_Garden gptkb:Jorasanko_Thakur_Bari gptkb:Metcalfe_Hall gptkb:Nakhoda_Mosque gptkb:Shobhabazar_Rajbari gptkb:Writers'_Building gptkb:General_Post_Office gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Alipore_Zoo gptkb:Birla_Planetarium gptkb:National_Library_of_India gptkb:Netaji_Bhawan gptkb:Dakshineswar_Kali_Temple gptkb:Hindu_temple gptkb:Victoria_Memorial gptkb:Eden_Gardens gptkb:Marble_Palace gptkb:Science_City gptkb:Howrah_Bridge gptkb:South_Park_Street_Cemetery gptkb:Belur_Math Town St. Paul's Cathedral
gptkbp:notableResident	gptkb:Mother_Teresa gptkb:Rabindranath_Tagore gptkb:Satyajit_Ray gptkb:Subhas_Chandra_Bose
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Bengali English
gptkbp:partitionImpact	received refugees from East Bengal
gptkbp:servedAs	capital of British India
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Nargis gptkb:Colin_Mackenzie gptkb:Sir_Alec_Broers gptkb:Alec_Broers gptkb:R._D._Banerji
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5