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Fort St George (or historically White Town) is the name of the first English (later British) fortress in India founded in 1644 at the coastal city of Madras the modern city of Chennai. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity in what was originally an uninhabited land. Thus it is a feasible contention to say that the city evolved around the fortress.

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