Bombay Presidency
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Bombay Presidency was a major administrative division of British India centered on Bombay (now Mumbai), encompassing large parts of western and central India during the colonial period.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Bombay Presidency Context triple: [British India, includedTerritory, Bombay Presidency]
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British India
British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
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Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
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Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) was a former Dutch colonial territory on the island of Sri Lanka, controlled mainly for its strategic ports and lucrative cinnamon trade from the mid-17th to late 18th century.
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India
India is a large South Asian country known for its vast population, cultural and linguistic diversity, and rapid economic growth.
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Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a vast Dutch colonial territory in Southeast Asia that largely corresponds to present-day Indonesia and played a central role in global spice and trade networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bombay Presidency Target entity description: Bombay Presidency was a major administrative division of British India centered on Bombay (now Mumbai), encompassing large parts of western and central India during the colonial period.
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A.
British India
British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
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B.
Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
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C.
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) was a former Dutch colonial territory on the island of Sri Lanka, controlled mainly for its strategic ports and lucrative cinnamon trade from the mid-17th to late 18th century.
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D.
India
India is a large South Asian country known for its vast population, cultural and linguistic diversity, and rapid economic growth.
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E.
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a vast Dutch colonial territory in Southeast Asia that largely corresponds to present-day Indonesia and played a central role in global spice and trade networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative division
ⓘ
presidency of British India ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Bombay Castle ⓘ |
| capital |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay
Mumbai ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commonLanguage |
Gujarati
ⓘ
Kannada ⓘ Marathi ⓘ Sindhi ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| currency | Indian rupee ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
British Crown
ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
|
| followedBy |
Bombay Presidency
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bombay State
Dominion of India ⓘ India ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of India
|
| governmentType | colonial provincial administration ⓘ |
| hasTerritory |
Colony of Aden
ⓘ
surface form:
Aden Settlement
Bombay Island ⓘ British Sind ⓘ Gujarat ⓘ Kathiawar Peninsula ⓘ Konkan ⓘ Sindh ⓘ parts of present-day Karnataka ⓘ parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh ⓘ parts of present-day Maharashtra ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Governor of Bombay ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Anglo-Indian law ⓘ |
| legislature | Bombay Legislative Council ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
central India ⓘ western India ⓘ |
| notableCommunity | Parsis ⓘ |
| notablePort |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay Harbour
|
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
British India ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| precededBy |
Bombay Presidency
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay Province
Bombay Presidency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company’s Bombay Presidency
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| religion |
Hinduism
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Islam ⓘ Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| significantIndustry |
cotton trade
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maritime trade ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| sovereign |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom
|
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Subject: Bombay Presidency Description of subject: Bombay Presidency was a major administrative division of British India centered on Bombay (now Mumbai), encompassing large parts of western and central India during the colonial period.
Referenced by (191)
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