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| | History (from Pondicherry) -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! |
 | | It was formed in 1962 out of the four former colonies of French IndiaPondicherry, Karaikal, and Yanam, scattered along the Coromandel Coast, or eastern seaboard, and Mahe, lying on the western Malabar Coast. |
 | | From 1763 the French establishments in India, which were under the authority of the king after the abolition of the company in 1769, comprisedapart from a few small posts (loges)no more than five settlements of moderate size: Chandarnagar in Bengal; Yanam, Pondicherry, and Karaikal on the Coromandel Coast; and Mahe on the Malabar Coast. |
 | | Mahe was founded in 1725, Yanam in 1731, and Karaikal in 1739. |
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