Trace the history of masulipatnam
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masulipatanam(now machilipatnam): A port town.
masulipatanam in andhra pradesh, 150 km north of chennai on the mouth of the krishana river, was first a dutch settlement, surrendering ownership to the english in 1620 AD. It is said that masulipatanam eas founded by the trading arabs in the fourteenth century on their way from the red sea to southern india.
Masulipatnam is situated on the Bay of Bengal on the river Krishna. It derived its name owning to the construction of a gateway to the town decorated with eyes of fish (also called machali). It was founded in the 14th century by the trading Arabs who found their way from Red Sea to Southern India. It is an important centre of trade as well as crafts like fabrics, jewellery etc. The fort at Masulipatnam was built by the Dutch and the port has a medium size fishing harbour which always bustled with activity.