British Bencoolen

British Bencoolen was a possession of the British East India Company (EIC) extending nearly 500 miles (800 km) along the southwestern coast of Sumatra and centered on the area of what is now Bengkulu City. The EIC established a presence there in 1685,^[1] and in 1714 the EIC built Fort Marlborough there.

"Bencoolen Residency" redirects here. For the residency of the Dutch East Indies, see Benkoelen Residency.