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Black town,Madras,1851, en.wikipedia.or
A plan of the Fort St. George and surrounding settlements, en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Chennai, formerly known as Madras during the British Raj, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fourth largest city. Located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, it has an estimated population of 8.9 million (2014), the 400-year-old city is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the world. It is one of the important IT as well as major automobile manufacturing centers in the world.
Chennai has a long history since the establishment of the East India Company followed by the British Crown to its present growth. Incidentally, Robert Clive, who was instrumental in establishing the great British Empire, had begun his humble life as an ordinary clerk in the East India company here.
Francis Day and his superior Andrew Cogan were considered as the founders of Madras (now Chennai) who began the construction work of Fort St George on 23 April, 1640 and houses for their employees. Their small fortified settlement quickly attracted other East Indian traders and, as the Dutch position collapsed under hostile Indian power, they also slowly joined the settlement. By 1646, the population in the settlement had reached 19,000 with Portuguese and Dutch populations substantially more.
Black Town, Madras, credit; en.wikipedia.org/
To further consolidate their position, the Company combined the various settlements around an expanded Fort St. George, which including its citadel also comprised a larger outside area surrounded by an additional wall. This area became the Fort St. George settlement. As stipulated by the Treaty signed with the Nayak, the local ruler, the British and other Christian Europeans were not allowed to decorate the outside of their buildings in any other color but white. As a result, over a period, the area came to be known as ''White Town''.
George Town,Madras, chennaifocus.woodpress.com
According to the treaty signed, only Europeans, principally Protestant British settlers were allowed to live in this area outside of this confine, non-Indians were not allowed to own property. However, other national groups, chiefly French, Portuguese, and other Catholic merchants had separate agreements with the Nayak ruler which allowed them in turn to establish trading posts, factories and warehouses. As the British East India Company, controlled the trade in the area, these non-British merchants made agreements with the Company for settling on Company land near "White Town" as per agreements with the Nayak.
Map of Madras city in 1921, en.wikipedia.org
Over a period of time, native Indians also arrived in greater numbers and soon outnumbering, the Portuguese and other non-Protestant Christian Europeans. Following several outbreaks of violence by various Hindu and Muslim Indian communities against the Christian Europeans domination and their over stepping on their religious belief, White Town's defenses and its territorial charter were enlarged to include most of the areas which had developed around its walls thereby incorporating most of its Catholic European settlements. In its wake, they resettled the non-European merchants along with their families and workers, almost entirely Muslim or of various Hindu nationalities outside of the newly expanded "White Town". This was also surrounded by a wall. To differentiate these non-European and non-Christian area from "White Town", the new settlement was called "Black Town".
Collectively, the original Fort St. George settlement - "White Town", and the new settlement "Black Town" were called Madras. An important fact was initially, this planned settlement with mutual consent did not carry any racial connotations.
Fort St. George,Madras, credit: en.wikipedia.org
The French was in control of the Black town briefly. When the British got it back in 1749 as part of a deal with them,the British flattened a portion of the Black town and converted into an esplanade covering Muthupet and Peddanaikenpet villages in the late 1700s in order to have a clear line of fire to deal with the future invaders. They erected 13 pillars in 1773 along the flattened area (now, only one is left). New black town (now George town came up beyond the 13 pillars and the old black town was in the place where now stands High Court complex. The stretch between the pillars and high court is now NSC Bose Road. Old black town - first Indian town was north
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Black town,Madras,1851, en.wikipedia.or
A plan of the Fort St. George and surrounding settlements, en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Chennai, formerly known as Madras during the British Raj, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fourth largest city. Located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, it has an estimated population of 8.9 million (2014), the 400-year-old city is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the world. It is one of the important IT as well as major automobile manufacturing centers in the world.
Chennai has a long history since the establishment of the East India Company followed by the British Crown to its present growth. Incidentally, Robert Clive, who was instrumental in establishing the great British Empire, had begun his humble life as an ordinary clerk in the East India company here.
Francis Day and his superior Andrew Cogan were considered as the founders of Madras (now Chennai) who began the construction work of Fort St George on 23 April, 1640 and houses for their employees. Their small fortified settlement quickly attracted other East Indian traders and, as the Dutch position collapsed under hostile Indian power, they also slowly joined the settlement. By 1646, the population in the settlement had reached 19,000 with Portuguese and Dutch populations substantially more.
Black Town, Madras, credit; en.wikipedia.org/
To further consolidate their position, the Company combined the various settlements around an expanded Fort St. George, which including its citadel also comprised a larger outside area surrounded by an additional wall. This area became the Fort St. George settlement. As stipulated by the Treaty signed with the Nayak, the local ruler, the British and other Christian Europeans were not allowed to decorate the outside of their buildings in any other color but white. As a result, over a period, the area came to be known as ''White Town''.
George Town,Madras, chennaifocus.woodpress.com
According to the treaty signed, only Europeans, principally Protestant British settlers were allowed to live in this area outside of this confine, non-Indians were not allowed to own property. However, other national groups, chiefly French, Portuguese, and other Catholic merchants had separate agreements with the Nayak ruler which allowed them in turn to establish trading posts, factories and warehouses. As the British East India Company, controlled the trade in the area, these non-British merchants made agreements with the Company for settling on Company land near "White Town" as per agreements with the Nayak.
Map of Madras city in 1921, en.wikipedia.org
Over a period of time, native Indians also arrived in greater numbers and soon outnumbering, the Portuguese and other non-Protestant Christian Europeans. Following several outbreaks of violence by various Hindu and Muslim Indian communities against the Christian Europeans domination and their over stepping on their religious belief, White Town's defenses and its territorial charter were enlarged to include most of the areas which had developed around its walls thereby incorporating most of its Catholic European settlements. In its wake, they resettled the non-European merchants along with their families and workers, almost entirely Muslim or of various Hindu nationalities outside of the newly expanded "White Town". This was also surrounded by a wall. To differentiate these non-European and non-Christian area from "White Town", the new settlement was called "Black Town".
Collectively, the original Fort St. George settlement - "White Town", and the new settlement "Black Town" were called Madras. An important fact was initially, this planned settlement with mutual consent did not carry any racial connotations.
Fort St. George,Madras, credit: en.wikipedia.org
The French was in control of the Black town briefly. When the British got it back in 1749 as part of a deal with them,the British flattened a portion of the Black town and converted into an esplanade covering Muthupet and Peddanaikenpet villages in the late 1700s in order to have a clear line of fire to deal with the future invaders. They erected 13 pillars in 1773 along the flattened area (now, only one is left). New black town (now George town came up beyond the 13 pillars and the old black town was in the place where now stands High Court complex. The stretch between the pillars and high court is now NSC Bose Road. Old black town - first Indian town was north
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Native Indians also arrived in larger numbers and soon outnumbering, the Portuguese and other non-Protestant Christian Europeans.
Explanation:
- Following some outbreaks of hostility by various Hindu and Muslim Indian communities next to the Christian Europeans power and their over stepping on their religious faith, White Town's defenses and its defensive charter were enlarged to include most of the areas which had developed around its walls thereby incorporating mainly of its Catholic European settlements.
- This was also bounded by a wall. To make different these non-European and non-Christian area from "White Town", the new resolution was called "Black Town".
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