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Bombay Dowry

England · Government / Anglo-Portuguese Alliance. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1662Date range
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Chronological records

1662

Charles II21 May 1662

Bombay · Government / Anglo-Portuguese Alliance

Bombay passes to England as part of Catherine of Braganza's Portuguese dowry.

Names involved

Charles II

Provenance

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