ruler of Cuddalore to build a fort there, but political pressure from their Portuguese rivals forced them to abandon it.

Later, the French and English came to Cuddalore for trade and business. The French established a trading post 16 km up the coast at Pondicherry in 1674, followed in 1690 Fort St. David by the British at Cuddalore.

During the 18th century, various wars between the European powers spilt over to their colonial empires, and their

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