Govindpur

Japanese: Govindpur
Govindpur

…J. Charnock of the British East India Company first arrived here in 1686. At that time, the present Calcutta area, which is located on the natural levee on the east bank of the Hugli River, only had three rural settlements from the north: Sutānuti (north of the present Howrah Bridge), Kālikata (around the present Dalhousie Square, from where the local name originates), and Govindpur (south of the present Maidan). The Hugli River was the main stream of the Ganga until the 16th century, and Hindu holy sites were located along the river. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Govindpur" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリス東インド会社のチャーノックJ.Charnockがここに最初にやって来たのは,1686年であった。フグリ川東岸にそう自然堤防上の現在のカルカッタの地には,当時,北からスターヌティSutānuti(現在のハウラー橋北方),カーリーカタKālīkata(現在のダルフージ広場周辺で現地名の語源),ゴービンドプルGovindpur(現在のマイダンMaidan南部)の3農村集落があるのみであった。 フグリ川は16世紀までのガンガー川本流で,同川ぞいにヒンドゥー教聖地が立地していた。…

※「Govindpur」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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