Chaul
title: "Chaul" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["former-portuguese-colonies", "populated-places-established-in-1521", "villages-in-raigad-district", "1521-establishments-in-the-portuguese-empire"] topic_path: "general/former-portuguese-colonies" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaul" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chaul |
| native_name | |
| nickname | Shivsena Nagari |
| settlement_type | village |
| image_skyline | Unknown Angre Samadhi.jpg |
| image_caption | The samadhi (mausoleum) of Maratha Koli Admiral Kanhoji Angre at Alibag |
| pushpin_map | India Maharashtra |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Maharashtra |
| established_title | |
| government_type | Grampanchayat |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Marathi |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | |
| :: |
| name = Chaul | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = Shivsena Nagari | settlement_type = village | image_skyline = Unknown Angre Samadhi.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = The samadhi (mausoleum) of Maratha Koli Admiral Kanhoji Angre at Alibag | pushpin_map = India Maharashtra | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | government_type = Grampanchayat | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Marathi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | registration_plate = | website = | footnotes = Chaul is a village in the Alibag taluka of the Raigad district in Maharashtra, India. It was a town of Portuguese India, with the Korlai Fort located nearby.
History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Fortress_of_Chaul-_Plans_of_Plazas_and_Forts_of_Portuguese_Possessions_in_Asia_and_Africa_WDL1057.png" caption="Fortress of Chaul"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Cheul.jpg" caption="Old Map of Chaul"] ::
The town was famous for cotton manufactured goods in the 15th and 16th century, According to Varthema, Chaul was producing a lot of cotton stuffs. Even Portuguese explorer and writer Duarte Barbosa conceded fame of the Chaul for cotton materials.
References
References
- LT GEN K. J., SINGH. "As NDA cadet, I was witness to Vice Admiral Awati's kindness".
- Kumar, Raj. (2008). "Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern". Gyan Publishing House.
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