355:
158:
145:
24:
229:
643:
347:
165:
398:, which later became Madras state in independent India and renamed Tamil Nadu in 1968. The Dutch church has been built over several times and is rather dilapidated today, and the Dutch fort has fallen into ruin. The old lighthouse still stands at the opposite bank of the lake. The
328:. Pulicat lake is a shallow salt water lagoon which stretches about 60 kilometres (37 mi) along the coast. With lakeside and seashore development as well as several Special Economic Zones (SEZs) including a US$ 1 billion Medical SEZ, coming up in nearby Elavur,
451:, the native province of Wemmer van Berchem, the General Director of the company. Regularly protected by a garrison of 80 to 90 men, Fort Geldria was the only fortification in the Indian empire; all other positions of the Dutch Company were trading posts.
381:
occupied
Pulicat fort in 1609. Between 1621 and 1665, 131 slave ships were deployed by the Dutch to export 38,441 Indians captured on the Coromandel coast and transported from Pulicat to be sold as slaves to Dutch plantations in
406:
and so has survived the passage of time. The grand, Dutch-inscribed tombs and graves, carved with skeletons rather than the cross, have been quite well preserved. The cemetery lies behind the market.
417:
and several competitions are held on this day. Small information center (Pulicat Museum) at
Pazhaverkadu gives detailed information on Pulicat ecology and built heritage.
484:
678:
189:
510:
463:. Every year between the months of October and March, thousands of migratory birds land here. Though many species can be seen, the
601:
554:
673:
157:
88:
107:
60:
313:
241:
403:
67:
45:
354:
654:
460:
74:
546:
383:
302:
590:
Lach, Donald F.; Edwin J. van Kley (1998). "The
Downfall of Two Empires: Vijayanagar and Golconda".
56:
647:
444:
377:. They built a fort there and held this fort until 1609 when they were defeated by the Dutch. The
41:
34:
520:
144:
591:
413:
Pulicat-Day is celebrated on World
Wetland Day (2 February) at Pulicat by AARDE Foundation.
306:
285:
8:
374:
467:
are the most visible, covering the swamps surrounding the lake, giving it a pink tinge.
485:"Poor conservation process harming temples in Tamil Nadu: Unesco's report to Madras HC"
341:
597:
560:
550:
395:
81:
440:
387:
432:
269:
667:
564:
391:
324:
and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Elavur, on the southern periphery of the
204:
191:
447:
in 1613 and became the local governmental centre in 1616. It was named for
426:
378:
325:
359:
410:
Aadhi
Narayana Perumal temple is an old temple located at Pazhaverkadu.
506:
448:
431:
Fort
Geldria or Fort Geldaria, located in Pulicat, was the seat of the
329:
310:
246:
596:. South Asia. Vol. 3. University of Chicago Press. p. 1067.
515:
414:
281:
276:
23:
464:
399:
373:
established a trading post in
Pulicat in 1502 with the help of the
370:
362:
390:. It repeatedly changed possession, until finally occupied by the
321:
221:
642:
346:
436:
317:
234:
659:
589:
543:
European
Commercial Enterprise in Pre-colonial India
402:
dating to 1622 has been taken under the wing of the
545:. The New Cambridge History of India. Vol. 2.
48:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
593:Asia in the making of Europe: A Century of Advance
320:. It is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of
665:
505:
350:A 1703 illustration of the view of the town
622:
620:
108:Learn how and when to remove this message
415:Famous traditional catamaran competition
353:
345:
679:Cities and towns in Tiruvallur district
386:. Pulicat was till 1690 the capital of
666:
617:
571:
46:adding citations to reliable sources
17:
13:
14:
690:
636:
499:
641:
227:
163:
156:
143:
22:
420:
394:in 1825. It became part of the
301:is a historic seashore town in
164:
33:needs additional citations for
583:
535:
477:
404:Archaeological Survey of India
1:
470:
7:
461:Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
454:
10:
695:
674:Former Portuguese colonies
626:
577:
549:. 1998. pp. 127–128.
547:Cambridge University Press
487:. scroll.in. 9 August 2017
424:
339:
335:
303:Chennai Metropolitan Area
275:
265:
260:
252:
240:
220:
185:
151:
142:
135:
125:
120:Town in Tamil Nadu, India
445:Dutch East India Company
332:in the area are rising.
435:'s first settlement in
205:13.417700°N 80.318500°E
459:Pulicat is within the
443:. It was built by the
366:
351:
256:29 m (95 ft)
650:at Wikimedia Commons
439:, and the capital of
357:
349:
266: • Official
358:Entrance to the old
307:Thiruvallur District
210:13.417700; 80.318500
177:Pulicat (Tamil Nadu)
42:improve this article
511:"Madras Miscellany"
201: /
375:Vijayanagar rulers
367:
352:
342:History of Pulicat
646:Media related to
603:978-0-226-46767-2
556:978-0-521-25758-9
396:Madras Presidency
292:
291:
118:
117:
110:
92:
686:
645:
630:
624:
615:
614:
612:
610:
587:
581:
575:
569:
568:
539:
533:
532:
530:
528:
523:on 26 March 2002
519:. Archived from
503:
497:
496:
494:
492:
481:
441:Dutch Coromandel
388:Dutch Coromandel
233:
231:
230:
216:
215:
213:
212:
211:
206:
202:
199:
198:
197:
194:
167:
166:
160:
147:
123:
122:
113:
106:
102:
99:
93:
91:
50:
26:
18:
694:
693:
689:
688:
687:
685:
684:
683:
664:
663:
655:Pulicat Tourism
639:
634:
633:
625:
618:
608:
606:
604:
588:
584:
576:
572:
557:
541:
540:
536:
526:
524:
509:(2 July 2001).
504:
500:
490:
488:
483:
482:
478:
473:
457:
429:
423:
344:
338:
228:
226:
209:
207:
203:
200:
195:
192:
190:
188:
187:
181:
180:
179:
178:
175:
174:
173:
172:
168:
138:
131:
128:
121:
114:
103:
97:
94:
51:
49:
39:
27:
12:
11:
5:
692:
682:
681:
676:
662:
661:
657:
638:
637:External links
635:
632:
631:
616:
602:
582:
570:
555:
534:
498:
475:
474:
472:
469:
456:
453:
433:Dutch Republic
425:Main article:
422:
419:
340:Main article:
337:
334:
290:
289:
279:
273:
272:
267:
263:
262:
258:
257:
254:
250:
249:
244:
238:
237:
224:
218:
217:
183:
182:
176:
170:
169:
162:
161:
155:
154:
153:
152:
149:
148:
140:
139:
136:
133:
132:
129:
126:
119:
116:
115:
30:
28:
21:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
691:
680:
677:
675:
672:
671:
669:
660:
658:
656:
653:
652:
651:
649:
644:
628:
623:
621:
605:
599:
595:
594:
586:
579:
574:
566:
562:
558:
552:
548:
544:
538:
522:
518:
517:
512:
508:
502:
486:
480:
476:
468:
466:
462:
452:
450:
446:
442:
438:
434:
428:
418:
416:
411:
408:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
380:
376:
372:
364:
361:
356:
348:
343:
333:
331:
327:
323:
319:
315:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
287:
283:
280:
278:
274:
271:
268:
264:
259:
255:
251:
248:
245:
243:
239:
236:
225:
223:
219:
214:
186:Coordinates:
184:
159:
150:
146:
141:
134:
124:
112:
109:
101:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73:
69:
66:
62:
59: –
58:
54:
53:Find sources:
47:
43:
37:
36:
31:This article
29:
25:
20:
19:
16:
640:
607:. Retrieved
592:
585:
573:
542:
537:
525:. Retrieved
521:the original
514:
501:
489:. Retrieved
479:
458:
430:
427:Fort Geldria
421:Fort Geldria
412:
409:
368:
326:Pulicat Lake
299:Pazhaverkadu
298:
294:
293:
130:Pazhaverkadu
104:
95:
85:
78:
71:
64:
52:
40:Please help
35:verification
32:
15:
629:2009, p. 32
609:18 February
580:2009, p. 34
527:18 February
507:Muthiah, S.
491:13 December
330:land prices
208: /
668:Categories
471:References
371:Portuguese
365:at Pulicat
311:Tamil Nadu
247:Tamil Nadu
196:80°19′07″E
193:13°25′04″N
68:newspapers
565:489951836
516:The Hindu
465:Flamingos
277:Time zone
261:Languages
253:Elevation
57:"Pulicat"
455:Wildlife
400:cemetery
363:Cemetery
282:UTC+5:30
98:May 2013
648:Pulicat
449:Geldria
392:British
384:Batavia
336:History
322:Chennai
295:Pulicat
222:Country
171:Pulicat
127:Pulicat
82:scholar
600:
563:
553:
232:
84:
77:
70:
63:
55:
627:James
578:James
437:India
379:Dutch
360:Dutch
318:India
314:state
309:, of
270:Tamil
242:State
235:India
89:JSTOR
75:books
611:2010
598:ISBN
561:OCLC
551:ISBN
529:2010
493:2018
369:The
137:town
61:news
305:at
297:or
286:IST
44:by
670::
619:^
559:.
513:.
316:,
613:.
567:.
531:.
495:.
288:)
284:(
111:)
105:(
100:)
96:(
86:·
79:·
72:·
65:·
38:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
