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He is commonly regarded as the founder of the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata); however, this view is challenged, and in 2003 the Calcutta High Court declared that he ought not to be regarded as the founder.
Job Charnock (died January 10, 1693, Calcutta [now Kolkata], India) was a controversial administrator in the British East India Company who is credited with establishing a British trading post at what is today Kolkata.
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Calcutta was India’s Capital for a long time (until 1911) under the British Rule. It was the British East India Company administrator, Job Charnock who is chiefly regarded as the founder of this city. Charnock came to Cossimbazar in Murshidabad, in 1656 when the Mughals were still ruling and Murshidabad was the capital of Bengal.
Aug 25, 2020 · While the East India Company played a key role in the development of what constitutes present day Calcutta, a judge in 2003 had ruled that the Job charnock was indeed not the city's 'founder'.
Job Charnock was the English founder of the city of Calcutta (now spelled Kolkata), India. He was also a controversial administrator in the British East India Company. Charnock arrived in India in about 1655.
Aug 24, 2018 · In the year 2003, High Court in Calcutta ruled out Job Charnock -- widely held to have founded Calcutta with the British East India Company in 1690 -- and announced that his name should be struck from school textbooks, official documents, and websites.
The Calcutta High Court ruled in 2003 that Job Charnock, the Englishman generally believed to be the founder of the Calcutta, is not the founder of the city and that hence Kolkata has no birthday.
