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Armagaon was second colony of the English East India Company in Southern India. Its original name was Durgarazpatnam (Dugarazpatam). .

It was chiefly inhibited by salt manufacturers. It was the first place occupied by the British who erected factory here in 1625. It was a small port 36 miles North of Pulicat.

History

In the time of Gurava Naidu, the great great grandfather of Raja Gopal Naidu, some Englishmen came to the port sent for cheif of men of the place, Gurava Naidu and the accountant, Patnaswamula Armogam Mudaliar and said they wish to build a fort there. They landed a canon and fired a shot in a West Direction and asked for as much as land the shot had traversed. The land belonged to Venkatagadi Raja, who was induced by Gurava Naidu and Armogam to allow th strangers to occupy the spot called Chenva Kuppam. accordingly they buit a fort there and called the place in the honour of Armogam Mudaliar.

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-Armagaon was second colony of the English East India Company in Southern India. Its original name was Durgarazpatnam (''Dugarazpatam''). It was a small port 36 miles North of [[Pulicat]], when British traded in [[1625]]. They gave the name Armagon in the honour of '''Armogam Mudaliar''' the cheif of the locality.
+Armagaon was second colony of the English East India Company in Southern India. Its original name was Durgarazpatnam (''Dugarazpatam''). .
+It was chiefly inhibited by salt manufacturers. It was the first place occupied by the British who erected factory here in [[1625]]. It was a small port 36 miles North of [[Pulicat]].
+==History==
+In the time of Gurava Naidu, the great great grandfather of Raja Gopal Naidu, some Englishmen came to the port sent for cheif of men of the place, Gurava Naidu and the accountant, Patnaswamula Armogam Mudaliar and said they wish to build a fort there. They landed a canon and fired a shot in a West Direction and asked for as much as land the shot had traversed. The land belonged to Venkatagadi Raja, who was induced by Gurava Naidu and Armogam to allow th strangers to occupy the spot called ''Chenva Kuppam''. accordingly they buit a fort there and called the place in the honour of '''Armogam Mudaliar'''.
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