The Hijli Kingdom was historically existing between 1687 - 1886 in the eastern part of India. Initially, Hijli was a small island village on the banks of Rasulpur River as it falls to the Bay of Bengal. It developed into a Port town in 1687. Slowly, it converted into a Province or Kingdom covering parts of Bengal and Orissa. The Contai basin was also belonged to this Kingdom. Mansingh is believed to be the founder King of Hijli. It had important towns like Tamluk or Tamralipta, Panskura, alongwith Keleghai & Haldi rivers on the North, the South and East sides bounded by the Bay of Bengal and Kharagpur, Keshiary, Dantan and Jaleswar on the West. The capital of Hijli was in Bahiri up to 1628 and afterwards it was shifted to Hijli. In the mean time, this Kingdom was ruled for some years by Taj Khan, a disciple of Guru Peer Mackdram Sha Chisti. It was also ruled sequentially by Kusan, Gupta and Pal dynasties and also by Mughals. It is known that Hijli had excellent business and trade centers during the reign of Hindu Kings and continued during Moghul Raj. A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... state_name=Orissa | image_map=IndiaOrissa. ... Contai in the Map Contai P.K. College Durga Puja in Contai Contai (also known as Kanthi) is a Subdivisional town in the District of East Midnapore, West Bengal, India. ... Tamluk is an ancient city of West Bengal state in India, near the Rupnarayan River. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... Kharagpur is a town in India. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ...

Captain Nicolson was the first British to invade Hijli and captured the Port but could not do much. Afterwards, in 1687, Job Charnock with his 400 soldiers, captured Hijli defeating Hindu & Mughul Emperors. A war broke out with Mughal Emperor, and a Treaty was signed between Job Charnock and the Mughul Emperor. The loss suffered by Job Charnock, forced him to leave Hijli and proceed towards Uluberia while Mughul Emperor continuted to rule the Kingdom. From there they finally settled at Sutanuti, and slowly established Calcutta City (which is currently known as Kolkata) for their business in Eastern India. This was the start of East India Company in India. It was at its peak in 1754 and the prosperity of Hijli Province during this period was beyond description. Job Charnock (d. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Job Charnock (d. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Job Charnock (d. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... Kolkata (Bangla: (?) কলকাতা) (formerly ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... East India Company was the name of several historic European companies chartered with the monopoly of trading with Asia for their respective countries. ...

Towards second half of the 18th century, another Port town Khejuri came into existence, primarily set up by the British for carrying out trade with European countries. Khejuri was also an island set up on the banks of River Koukhali. Development of this region because of Khejuri and Hiji Port can be gauged by the fact that the first Indian Telegraph Office was established in 1852, connecting Khejuri with Kolkata (Calcutta). In the devastating cyclone of 1864, both the ports got destroyed. The islands have since got merged with main land. Hijli as we know it today, in Kharagpur , is only a very small part of erstwhile Hijli Province and was created for establishing administrative offices and a Jail known as Hijli Detention Camp by British in 19th century. It is strange that almost entire Kharagpur subdivision of today has boundaries identical to the Hijli Province. In May 1950, the first Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Kharagpur was established surrounding the area of Hijli Detention Camp. Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele = far away and grapho = write) is the long distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters, originally over wire. ... Kolkata (Bangla: (?) কলকাতা) (formerly ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... The CYCLONE, an early computer built in 1959 by Iowa State University, was based on the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) architecture developed by John von Neumann. ... Kharagpur is a town in India. ... Hijli Detention Camp, located in Hijli, beside Kharagpur, in the district of Midnapore West, West Bengal, India, was significant in the struggle against the British Raj in the early 20th century. ... Kharagpur is a town in India. ... Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are the premier educational institutions for science and technology spread all over India . ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Hijli Detention Camp, located in Hijli, beside Kharagpur, in the district of Midnapore West, West Bengal, India, was significant in the struggle against the British Raj in the early 20th century. ...