Calcutta (until 1911)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:administrativeDivision gptkb:Presidency_of_Bengal
gptkbp:areaCode 33
gptkbp:capital gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:capitalPeriodEnd 1911
gptkbp:climate tropical wet-and-dry
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:currentName gptkb:Kolkata
gptkbp:demonym gptkb:Calcuttan
gptkbp:founded 1690
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Job_Charnock
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:British_Raj
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Partition_of_Bengal_(1905-1911)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Calcutta (until 1911)
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:cultural_heritage
colonial architecture
history
gptkbp:language gptkb:Bengali
gptkb:Hindi
English
gptkbp:locatedOnRiver gptkb:Hooghly_River
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Durga_Puja
gptkb:Bengal_Renaissance
gptkb:Swadeshi_Movement
gptkb:Black_Hole_of_Calcutta_(1756)
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress_sessions
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Asiatic_Society
gptkb:garden
gptkb:Indian_Statistical_Institute
gptkb:University_of_Calcutta
gptkb:Presidency_University
gptkb:Calcutta_High_Court
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Victoria_Memorial
gptkb:Howrah_Bridge
gptkb:Indian_Museum
St. Paul's Cathedral
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Mother_Teresa
gptkb:Rabindranath_Tagore
gptkb:Swami_Vivekananda
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Calcutta
gptkbp:populationIn1901 1,096,000
gptkbp:postalCode 700001
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
gptkb:Battle_of_Plassey
gptkbp:state gptkb:West_Bengal
gptkbp:successor New Delhi (as capital of India)
gptkbp:timezone IST (UTC+5:30)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_peer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5