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François Martin (governor of Pondicherry)

c. 1634–1706 · 17th century

François Martin was an agent of the French East India Company who founded Pondicherry in 1674 on land granted by the governor of the Bijapur Sultanate. He built up the settlement as the Company's chief base in India, lost it to the Dutch in 1693 and resumed control when it was returned in 1699, serving as its governor until his death.

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