jan 1, 1639 - Fort St George Chennai

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- Ruler of Chandragiri permission to build a fortified factory at Madras
- It replaced "Masulipatanam" as headquarters of English settlements in South India
- acquired by Francis Day

- Fort St. George is the first British fortress in India, founded in 1644 by the East India Company along the Coromandel Coast. Today, the historic complex functions as the administrative center of Tamil Nadu, housing the Secretariat and the Legislative Assembly

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