1721 in India

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Last updated November 23, 2025

Events in the year 1721 in India.

Events

National income - ₹8,303 million
April – October, the Attingal Outbreak took place
13 and 14 November, the 1721 Madras cyclone struck Madras (now Chennai)^[1]
Nazarbaug Palace, a Gaekwad palace built in Vadodara, Gujarat state
December - Cricket was first played in India for Recreational purpose by English sailors in Cambay (now Khambhat), Gujarat.^[2]

References

↑ Love, H. D. (1913). "Appendix IX: Cyclones at Madras". Vestiges of Old Madras. Vol. 1. John Murray. p. 559.
↑ Drew, John. "How East India traders brought cricket to Indian shores 300 years ago this fortnight". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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[cyclones-1] Love, H. D. (1913). "Appendix IX: Cyclones at Madras". Vestiges of Old Madras. Vol. 1. John Murray. p. 559.

[2] Drew, John. "How East India traders brought cricket to Indian shores 300 years ago this fortnight". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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