# Chaul

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Village in Maharashtra, India

Chaul village The samadhi (mausoleum) of Maratha Koli[1] Admiral Kanhoji Angre at Alibag Nickname: Shivsena Nagari Chaul Location in Maharashtra, India Coordinates: 18°32′46″N 72°55′38″E / 18.5461°N 72.9272°E / 18.5461; 72.9272 Country India State Maharashtra Government • Type Grampanchayat Languages • Official Marathi Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

**Chaul** is a village in the [Alibag](/source/Alibag) [taluka](/source/Taluka) of the [Raigad district](/source/Raigad_district) in [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra), India. It was a town of [Portuguese India](/source/Portuguese_India), with the [Korlai Fort](/source/Korlai_Fort) located nearby.

## History

Fortress of Chaul

Old Map of Chaul

The town was famous for [cotton](/source/Cotton) manufactured goods in the 15th and 16th century, According to [Varthema](/source/Ludovico_di_Varthema), Chaul was producing a lot of cotton stuffs. Even Portuguese explorer and writer [Duarte Barbosa](/source/Duarte_Barbosa) conceded fame of the Chaul for cotton materials.[2]

## See also

- [Battle of Diu](/source/Battle_of_Diu_(1509))

- [Revdanda](/source/Revdanda)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** LT GEN K. J., SINGH. ["As NDA cadet, I was witness to Vice Admiral Awati's kindness"](https://theprint.in/opinion/as-nda-cadet-i-was-witness-to-vice-admiral-awatis-kindness/145378/). *ThePrint.In*. Retrieved 7 November 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Kumar, Raj (2008). [*Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern*](https://books.google.com/books?id=e8o5HyC0-FUC&q=salu+cloth&pg=PA227). Gyan Publishing House. p. 231. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-81-7835-664-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-7835-664-8).

## External links

- [The Portuguese Fort of Chaul, India](https://web.archive.org/web/20100630220848/http://www.colonialvoyage.com/eng/google_earth/india/chaul.html)

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