A brief History of Vizag

A brief History of Vizag
(from VizagCityOnline.com)

Ancient Vizag
260 B.C. : Asokha conquered Kalinga empire (of which Vizag was a part).
208 A.D. : Chandra Sri Satakarni was king of this region.
13~~ A.D. : Simhachalam Temple built.
1515 A.D. : Krishnadevaraya was ruler of the area comprising Vizag.

Medieval Vizag
Mid 17th Century : A factory was founded in 'Vizagapatam' by the East India Company.
1689 : This factory was occupied by the forces of Aurangazeb.
1735 (app.) : Dutch Colony was established.
1765 :
The territory of the Northern Circars, of which Vizag was a part, ceded to the East India Company on dissolution of the Moghul Empire. Following this, a British colony was established.


Modern Vizag
1803 : District made a Collectorate.
1858 : Municipal Association started in Vizag.
1866 : It became Vizag Municipality.
1876 : Original Light house on Dolphin's Nose knocked down in a cyclone.
1877 : Chapel built on Ross Hill. Now known as 'Hill Chapel'.
1904 : Railway from Madras to Calcutta, passing through 'Vizagapatam' was opened.
1926 : Andhra University established.
7th Oct, 1933 : Visakhapatnam Port established.
1935 : First private four wheeler registered, number MDV 5, later on changed to APB 5.
193~ : First commercial air taxi for Vizag, owned by a German national.
193~ : Imperial Bank, the first bank in Vizag established.
6th April, 1942 : Japanese war planes attack Vizag.
1947 : Eastern Naval Command established its base here. Prior to our independence the Royal Navy had set up its base here in HMIS Circars.
1949 : Scindia Shipyard started. Later nationalised and called Hindustan Shipyard.
1957 : Refinery started by Caltex.
1957 : Light house re-built on Dolphin's Nose.
1976 : Outer Harbour inaugurated.
1979 : Visakhapatnam upgraded to Municipal Corporation.
1981 : Visakhapatnam Steel Plant commenced operations.
1999 : VizagCityOnline.com launched.