The Fort built by English Company at Calcutta is known as

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The correct option is 1:
The fort built by the English East India Company at Calcutta (now Kolkata) is historically known as **Fort William**. Construction of the original fort began in 1696 under the orders of Sir John Goldsborough and took approximately a decade to complete. This fort became a vital center for the British trading operations and was named after King William III of England. After being attacked and seized by Siraj-ud-Daulah in 1756, which led to the infamous Black Hole of Calcutta incident, a new, much larger fort was constructed following the Battle of Plassey (1757), which is the Fort William that stands today. It served as a major military garrison and a symbol of British power in Bengal, central to the expansion of their empire in India.

The incorrect option is 2:
Fort Saint George is a well-known fortress, but it was built by the British East India Company in Madras (now Chennai), not Calcutta. Founded in 1639, it was the first English fortress in India and became the epicenter of the Madras Presidency.

The incorrect option is 3:
White Town was not a fort itself, but rather the name given to the segregated European settlement area that developed around Fort Saint George in Madras. While British settlements often had 'White Towns' (the European residential area) and 'Black Towns' (the native residential area), White Town specifically refers to the area around the fort in Chennai.

The incorrect option is 4:
"English Fort" is a general description and not the specific historical name given to the structure in Calcutta. The English built several forts across India (like Fort St. George and Fort William), all of which could be called an "English Fort," but only Fort William is the proper name for the one built in Calcutta.