Question

short note on masulipatnam

Answer 1

Machilipatnam, formerly Masulipatnam or Masulipatam, city, eastern Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. Masulipatam was the first British trading settlement (1611) on the Bay of Bengal. From 1686 to 1759 the city was held by the French and Dutch, until it was finally ceded to the British, who captured the city and fort from the French in 1759. The ruined fort is still a point of interest.

Masulipatam: Sai Baba templeSai Baba temple in Masulipatam, Andhra Pradesh (India).

Machilipatnam is a railroad terminus and a seaport; it is connected to Vijayawada, to the northwest, by the Bandar Canal. The city’s main industries include carpet weaving, rice and oilseed milling, and the manufacture of scientific instruments. The headquarters of the All-India Spinners’ Association, several colleges affiliated with Andhra University.

Answer 2

Masulipatnam or Machhlipatnam was the name of a port town. The name means a fish port town. It is situated in the Bay of Bengal on the river Krishna. Masulipatnam was initially founded by the trading Arabs who found their way from the Red Sea to southern India in the 14th century.

Masulipatnam was and still is famous for its Kalamkari work. Masulipatnam developed as a manufacturing centre and in the

17th century it was a city of weavers and dyers. It was in the beginning of the 19th century that their trade began to decline speedily.