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	'''François Martin''' (~~1634–31 December~~ 1706) was the first Governor General of [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Pondicherry]]. In 1673, Sher Khan Lodi, the governor of Valokondapuranam under the sultan of Bijapur granted Francois ~~martin~~, director of the Masulipatnam, a site for a settlement. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of [[French India]] in 1674.		'''François Martin''' (1634– octobre 1706) was the first Governor General of [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Pondicherry]]. In 1673, Sher Khan Lodi, the governor of Valokondapuranam under the sultan of Bijapur granted Francois Martin, director of the Masulipatnam lodge, a site for a settlement. A shrewd and able administrator, he founded Pondicherry, the future capital of [[French India]] in 1674.
	He is known as the Father of Puducherry.<ref>Donald F. Lach, Edwin J. Van Kley, ''Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance'' (1998), p. 258.</ref>		He is known as the Father of Puducherry.<ref>Donald F. Lach, Edwin J. Van Kley, ''Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance'' (1998), p. 258.</ref>

	He was Commissioner of [[French East India Company]] before holding this post and was preceded by [[François Baron]] and succeeded by Pierre Dulivier. There is a street named after François Martin in Pondicherry.		He was Commissioner of [[French East India Company]] before holding this post and was preceded by [[François Baron]] and succeeded by Pierre Dulivier. His ''Mémoires'' provide an accurate account of early French settlements in India. There is a street named after François Martin in Pondicherry.

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'''François Martin''' (1634–31 December 1706) was the first Governor General of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondicherry]]. In 1673, Sher Khan Lodi, the governor of Valokondapuranam under the sultan of Bijapur granted Francois martin, director of the Masulipatnam, a site for a settlement. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of [[French India]] in 1674.
He is known as the Father of Puducherry.<ref>Donald F. Lach, Edwin J. Van Kley, ''Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance'' (1998), p. 258.</ref>

He was Commissioner of [[French East India Company]] before holding this post and was preceded by [[François Baron]] and succeeded by Pierre Dulivier. There is a street named after François Martin in Pondicherry.

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| title=[[Commissioner]] of [[French India]] <br>(Acting)
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| title=[[Governor-General]] of [[French India]]
| years=September 1699 – 31 December 1706
| before=Dutch Occupation<br> (September 1693-September 1699)
| after=[[Pierre Dulivier]]
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2A01:CB04:132:EF00:AC15:AFBF:3017:9A3D at 22:43, 29 April 2022

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