Culture & celebrations
Krishna district: from Machilipatnam District to KrishnaIn the district
The district site says the district was first called Machilipatnam District and was renamed Krishna in 1859, after the river, when some taluks of the abolished Guntur District were added. It was divided in 1925 (Krishna and West Godavari) and again in 2022 (Krishna and NTR).
Read source ↗Krishna district: Machilipatnam, the old port of MasulipatnamIn the district
Incredible India says Machilipatnam, also called Masulipatnam, Masula or Bandar, was a major trading port on the Bay of Bengal and one of the earliest British settlements on the east coast. It passed between Dutch, French and British influence in the 17th and 18th centuries, and textiles, diamonds, spices and shipbuilding featured in its trade.
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