Presidency Towns

The British Presidency Towns were the more developed trade/port cities which were the main focus of the empire's rule and have developed Western-style central business districts and many other western amenities. Almost all of them started out with forts at the center and followed the pattern of colonial cities. Many of the old Presidency Towns are still the most important towns in their countries and focus as much on internal trade as on foreign trade, profiting from both.

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