1687 in India

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Events in the year 1687 in India.

Events

  • Founding of Calcutta by Job Charnock, an East India merchant.[1]
  • Conquest of the Deccan by Emperor Aurungzebe; Hyderabad becomes the residence of the governor of the Deccan.[2]

References

  1. Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 98
  2. Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 255
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