Chaul
village
The samadhi (mausoleum) of Maratha Admiral Kanhoji Angre at Alibag
The samadhi (mausoleum) of Maratha[2] Admiral Kanhoji Angre at Alibag
Nickname: 
Shivsena Nagari
Chaul is located in Maharashtra
Chaul
Chaul
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°32′46″N 72°55′38″E / 18.5461°N 72.9272°E / 18.5461; 72.9272
Country India
StateMaharashtra
Government
 • TypeGrampanchayat
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Chaul is a historic town located in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. The Korlai Fort is located nearby.

History

Fortress of Chaul
Old Map of Chaul

Many foreign writers have mentioned Chaul. Ptolemy in his Geography of India calls the town Symullla or Timulla.[3][4] The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea mentions that it was a market south of Kalliena (Calliana).[5] The Portuguese arrived at Chaul in 1505 and established a factory in 1516. The city was then looted by the troops of the Bijapur Sultanate in 1521, the Gujarat Sultanate in 1529 and finally passed to the Mughal Empire in 1600.[5]

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.[6]

The city went into the hands of the Maratha Empire in 1740, being ruled by the Angre family and then was conquered from them by the British EIC.[5]

See also

References

  1. LT GEN K. J., SINGH. "As NDA cadet, I was witness to Vice Admiral Awati's kindness". ThePrint.In. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. ↑ LT GEN K. J., SINGH. "As NDA cadet, I was witness to Vice Admiral Awati's kindness". ThePrint.In. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Dalal, Kurush (11 October 2019). "Chaul: Maharashtra's Medieval Port". PeepulTree.
  4. ↑ McCrindle, J.W. (1885). Ancient India: As Described by Ptolemy. Thacker, Spink, Calcutta.
  5. 1 2 3 Parameswaran, Dr S. Pari (13 January 2023). ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY: AN EAGLE'S VIEW FOR CIVIL SERVICES AND OTHER EXAMS. MJP Publisher. ISBN 978-93-5528-240-8.
  6. ↑ Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Gyan Publishing House. p. 231. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
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