British Cemetery of Surat

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British Cemetery of Surat
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Old English Tombs at Surat
British Cemetery of Surat
Details
Established1883;142 years ago (1883)
Location
Katargam Darwaja,Surat, India
CountryIndia
Coordinates 21°12′45″N72°49′43″E / 21.21250°N 72.82861°E / 21.21250; 72.82861
No. of graves400

British Cemetery of Surat [1] [2] also known as the English Cemetery, [1] located at Katargam Darwaja in Surat, walking distance from the Dutch cemetery. The British Cemetery was established around 1651, and contains graves of former governors of Bombay Presidency and a number of officials of East India Company. [3]

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History

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British Cemetery

British Cemetery of Surat was established during the seventeenth century when the East India Company was established in Indian city of Surat. [4] [5] . Dr George Buist visited in 1855 and recorded a number of inscriptions. [6]

Notable burials

British Cemetery of Surat
English Cemetery

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Scarre, Chris; Roberts, J. (1 December 2005). "The English cemetery at Surat: pre-colonial cultural encounters in western India". Antiquaries Journal. 85: 251–291. doi:10.1017/S0003581500074400. ISSN   0003-5815.
  2. ↑ "British Cemetery". gujrattourism. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Gujarat: 372-year-old British cemetery in tatters". The Times of India. 30 July 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Scarre, Chris; Roberts, Judith (21 September 2005). "The English Cemetery at Surat: Pre-Colonial Cultural Encounters in Western India". The Antiquaries Journal. 85: 251–291. doi:10.1017/S0003581500074400 – via Cambridge University Press.
  5. ↑ "Of Surat's Neglected Colonial Cemeteries and the Grandiose Dreams of the Nabobs". The Wire. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Buist, George (1857). "Notes on a journey through part of Kattiawar and Goozerat in Jan. 1855". Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. 13: 11–107.
  7. 1 2 3 Commissariat, M.S. (1980). History of Gujarat: The Maratha Period: 1758 A.D. to 1818 A.D. Gujarat Vidya Sabha. pp. 502–505.
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