British Bencoolen
British Bencoolen 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, and in 1714 the EIC built Fort Marlborough there.
| 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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