François Martin (French pronunciation: [fĘÉĚswa maĘtÉĚ]; 1634â 1706) was the first Governor-general of Puducherry in French India. In 1673, Sher Khan Lodi, the ruler of Valikandapuram under the Sultan of Bijapur granted Bellanger de l'Espinay a site for a settlement. A shrewd and able administrator, François Martin, former director of the...
