Calcutta (1773–1911)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Calcutta_(1773–1911)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:country	gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:currentName	gptkb:Kolkata
gptkbp:endDate	1911
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:British_peer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Calcutta (1773–1911)
gptkbp:knownFor	cultural center of India economic hub of British India
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Bengali English
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:West_Bengal
gptkbp:locatedOn	gptkb:Hooghly_River
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Writers'_Building gptkb:Fort_William gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Swadeshi_Movement gptkb:Indian_National_Congress_sessions gptkb:Partition_of_Bengal_(1905) gptkb:Delhi_Durbar_(1911)
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Asiatic_Society gptkb:University_of_Calcutta gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Judicature_at_Fort_William
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Satyendranath_Tagore gptkb:Rabindranath_Tagore gptkb:Lord_Curzon gptkb:Warren_Hastings
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Calcutta
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Bengal_Presidency
gptkbp:population	over 1 million (by 1900s)
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:New_Delhi
gptkbp:servedAs	capital of British India
gptkbp:startDate	1773
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:British_peer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5