Andrew Cogan
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Andrew Cogan
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Sir Andrew Cogan, 1st Baronet also known as Andrew Coggan was the first agent of the English East India Company to rule Madras (a. k. a. Chennai). He was the chief of the Masulipatnam factory when Madras was purchased from Peda Venkata Raya, the last king of the Aravidu dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire, the capital of which was at Chandragiri. As such Cogan is a significant figure in the history of the English colonial empire.
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English East India Company agent (c.1600-c,1660)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Cogan
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2024-01-16T07:41:46Z
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