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Name the fortification of East India Company in Madras. Mention any one feature of it.

Fort St. George was the name given to the fortification of East India Company in Madras. One feature of this fort was that it marked segregation between the blacks and the whites. Only English, Dutch, and Portuguese were allowed to live inside the fort.


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