Pondicherry: All Data
Pondicherry is a city in India (with Siachen Glacier). This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Pondicherry: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1674 AD
Capital of French India
1748 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Pondicherry (1748), part of First Carnatic War
1759 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Pondicherry, part of Seven Years' War
1760 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Pondicherry (1760), part of Third Carnatic War
1793 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Pondicherry (1793), part of War of the First Coalition
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: World War II (All other Vichy France Colonies)
1940 AD
Capital of French India (Vichy France)
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Union Territory of Puducherry, part of Republic of India