Kalikata
Abandoned village · Mughal Empire
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 22.567, 88.367
Why it was abandoned
❔ Cause unknown
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History
Kalikata was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Kolkata in India. The other two villages were Gobindapur and Sutanuti. Job Charnock, an administrator with the British East India Company is traditionally credited with the honour of founding the city. He settled in the village of Sutanuti.