Yanaon
Sign in to saveYanaon (, , ) was one of the five principal settlements of French India between 1731 and 1954. It was referred to in British records as Yanam.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Early years
- Reason for European interests
- Possible Dutch presence
- Uncertainty in early history
- 1723 Establishment
- 1727 Abandonment
- 1731 Re-establishment
- 1731 Paravana
- 1734 Paravana
- 1735 Paravana
- Era of Nasir Jung
- Era of Muzaffar Jung
- Era of Salabat Jung
- First British occupation
- 1765 dispute of market
- 1767 memoire by Lauriston
- Second British occupation
- During the French Revolution
- Third British occupation
- 1839 Cyclone
- Anglo-French Negotiations Regarding the Status of French India
- C.P. Brown connection with Yanaon
- Local administration
- 1840 Decree
- 1871 Decree
- 1872 Decree
- 1878 Decree
- 1946 Decree
- Members of Representative Assembly of French India (1946-1955)
- Members of Pondicherry Representative Assembly (1955-1963)
- Municipal administration
- French Metropolitan Decree
- Structure of municipality
- Election results of 1948
- Glimpse of Official Holidays
- Yanam-Neelapalli Bridge
- Liberation of Yanam
- Transition period (1954-1962)
- De facto transfer
- 1956 Treaty of Cession
- De jure transfer
- Merger in Puducherry U.T.
- Dates of important events of the merger of French India
- Notable people in colonial period
- See also
- References
- Notes
- External links
Yanaon (, , ) was one of the five principal settlements of French India between 1731 and 1954. It was referred to in British records as Yanam.
==Early years== === Reason for European interests === The French in their earlier records does mention their interest in establishing trade in the Northern Circars, which lie in the coastal regions of the Hyderabad sultanate. The Northern circars are very important as they sway a big influence in the court of Deccan Subah. This Subah is indeed the most important among all other provinces of the Mughal empire in the Indian peninsula. The Mughal Empire considers Deccan as their principal power. In some old records, it was mentioned as Ayanaon, a big village in the Circar of Rajamindri, situated along the Ingiram river. This French establishment very well flourished before the setback and failures of the French during the Seven Years' War. From this town and its surroundings, beautiful towels are manufactured. These towels are referred as guinées du Nord. As per the 1783 report by French, "one judges the fineness of this cloth by the number of Conjons...These guineas of Yanaon were made of 'roui' Cotton which has very long threads" (sic).
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