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British Bencoolen
Former British possession in Sumatra / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Bencoolen Residency" redirects here. For the residency of the Dutch East Indies, see Benkoelen Residency.
British Bencoolen, variously known during its existence as Fort York, Fort Marlborough, Bencoolen, Benkulu, or "the West Coast",[1] was a possession of the British East India Company (EIC) extending nearly 500 miles (800 km) along the southwestern coast of Sumatra and centered on the area of what is now Bengkulu City. The EIC established a presence there in 1685,[2] and in 1714 it built Fort Marlborough there. The United Kingdom ceded Bencoolen to the Netherlands in 1824.
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British Bencoolen | |||||||||||
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Residency of British India | |||||||||||
1685–1824 | |||||||||||
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![]() Map of Bencoolen in 1797, Fort Marlborough can be seen on the top of the map. | |||||||||||
Capital | Fort Marlborough | ||||||||||
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• Established | 1685 | ||||||||||
2 June 1824 | |||||||||||
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Today part of | Indonesia |
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