Mahé, also known as Mayyazhi, is a former French colony in India. It is a small town (9 km²) in the south of the country off the Arabian Sea. It is surrounded by the state of Kerala on three sides. Administratively Mahé is part of the Union Territory (i.e directly administered by the Union/Federal government of India) of Pondicherry on the east coast.-1... The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ... The Arabian Sea is the part of the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Peninsula and India. ... Kerala (or Keralam) is a state in South India, occupying a narrow strip of Indias southwestern coast. ... A union territory is an administrative division of India. ... Pondicherry (पॉंडिचेरी in Hindi), currently undergoing a name change to Puduchery, is the name of a union territory and its capital in the south of India. ...

Mahé is named for Bertrand François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, a key architect of French policy in India. Its population was 36 823 at the 2001 census. The principal languages spoken in Mahé are Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. The original name of Mahé is Mayyali, meaning "mouth of the black river". 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Telugu belongs to the family of Dravidian languages and is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Tamil may refer to: The Tamil language, which is one of the Dravidian languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ...

The French East India Company constructed a fort on the site of Mahé in 1724, after an accord concluded between André Mollandin and the raja Vazhunnavar of Badagara three years earlier. In 1741, Mahé de La Bourdonnais retook the town after a period of occupation by the Marathas. The French East India Company (French Compagnie des Indes Orientales) was a commercial enterprise, founded in 1664 to compete with the British and Dutch East India companies. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... Events April 10 – Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz December 19 – Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 – Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius William Browning invents mineral water Elizabeth of Russia became czarina. ... Extent of the Maratha Confederacy ca. ...

Mahé remained under French jurisdiction until 13 June 1954, when it finally joined the Indian Union. June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

See also

• French India
• French East India Company