Harishpur

Harishpur lies in the riverine country of coastal Odisha, where channels of the Mahanadi delta lead towards the Bay of Bengal. In April 1633 a party of English East India Company merchants arrived at Harishpur from Masulipatam, seeking a footing in the region’s trade. Their venture belonged to a wider movement of European traders along the coast, which also brought English merchants to Balasore and other ports where Indian cloth and other goods were gathered for shipment.