British Bencoolen
| British Bencoolen | |||||||||||
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| Residency of British India | |||||||||||
| 1685–1824 | |||||||||||
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Map of Bencoolen in 1797, Fort Marlborough can be seen on the top of the map. | |||||||||||
| Anthem | |||||||||||
| "God Save the King/Queen"
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| Capital | Fort Marlborough | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1685 | ||||||||||
| 2 June 1824 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | Indonesia | ||||||||||
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British Bencoolen, variously known during its existence as Fort York, Fort Marlborough, Bencoolen, Benkulu, or "the West Coast", was a possession of the British East India Company (EIC) extending nearly 500 miles (800 km) along the southwestern coast of Sumatra and centered on the area of what is now Bengkulu City. The EIC established a presence there in 1685, and in 1714 it built Fort Marlborough there. The United Kingdom ceded Bencoolen to the Netherlands in 1824.