Historical place archive

Bombay in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Bombay in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records1 event labels1 people1661–1662

Historical events in Bombay

1661

23 June 1661
Bombay Dowry
Charles II · Government of England

The marriage treaty grants Bombay to England as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry.

1662

21 May 1662
Bombay Dowry
Charles II · Anglo-Portuguese Alliance

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

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Bombay. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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