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Betore () was a major trading centre, the location being around present 
In addition to the three recognised hamlets, Sutanuti, Gobindapur and Kalikata around which the city of 
At the end of the fifteenth century, a poem in praise of the serpent-goddess written by
Shibpur
Shibpur is a neighbourhood in Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
It is well known for being the ...
in Howrah district
Howrah district (, ) is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. ...
in the India
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n state
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of West Bengal
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.
In addition to the three recognised hamlets, Sutanuti, Gobindapur and Kalikata around which the city of Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
has grown up, must be added at least four others as the elementary constituents of the city (including Howrah
Howrah (; ; alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively ...
on the opposite bank). These are Chitpur, Salkia
Salkia is a neighbourhood in Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Salkia is under the jurisdiction of Golabari Police Station and Malipanchghara Police Station of Howrah Police Commission ...
, Kalighat
Kalighat is a locality of Kolkata (Calcutta), in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. One of the oldest neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, Kalighat is also densely populated — with a history of cultural intermingling with the various foreig ...
and Betore. Out of these four Betore, which was the focus of trade once upon a time, vanished in the seventeenth century. Cotton, H.E.A., ''Calcutta Old and New'', 1909/1980, pp. 1-4, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
At the end of the fifteenth century, a poem in praise of the serpent-goddess written by Bipradas Pipilai
Bipradas Pipilai was a 15th-century poet. He was the son of Mukunda Pipilai, the family hailed from Baduria-Batagram in 24 Parganas, now in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali ...
gives us the first authentic glimpse of the area. Satgaon or Saptagram on the west bank of the Hooghly river
The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...
, between Bandel
Bandel is a city in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It was founded by Portuguese Empire, Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by ...
and Tribeni was a great port. Lower down the river, on the same bank, Betore was a large market town, where travellers paused to buy provisions and worship the goddess Chandi
Chandi (, ) or Chandika () is a Hindu deity. Chandika is a form of goddess Durga. She shares similarities with the Goddess Chamunda, not only in name but also in attributes and iconography. Due to these similarities, some consider them to ...
. Chitpur and Kalikata were neighbouring villages passed just before reaching Betore. Gobindapur and Sutanuti did not exist. Kalighat was a small sanctuary claiming just a bare mention.
Caesar Frederick, a Venetian who had travelled in the East from 1563 to 1581 and has left behind an account about some important cities, ports and business centres of India and of Bengal, mentions, “A good tides rowing before you come to Satgan, you shall have a place which is called Buttor, and from thence upwards the river is very shallow, and little water.”
At present only a simple temple of Betaichandi still exists beside the G.T. Road in Shibpur
Shibpur is a neighbourhood in Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
It is well known for being the ...
, Howrah
Howrah (; ; alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively ...
. Bandopadhyay, Amiya Kumar, ''Howran Jelar Purakirti'', , 1976, p.102, Govt. of West Bengal.
References
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