Bombay Castle

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Bombay Castle is one of the oldest defensive structures built in the city of Mumbai. The current castle is a structure built by the British on the site of the Manor House built by a Portuguese nobleman Garcia de Orta. Orta had leased the island of Bombay from the King of Portugal between 1554 and 1570.

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  • Third Anglo-Maratha War
    conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire (1817–1819)
  • Belapur Fort
    Medieval coastal fort near Mumbai
  • Bombay Castle
    fort in Bombay
  • Dronagiri Fort द्रौणपुर रियासत
    building in India बागडिया /बागडवा चहुआण का इतिहास
  • Khānderi Island
    island in India
  • Madh Fort
    small fort in northern Mumbai, India situated at Madh Island
  • Mahim Fort
    building in India
  • Riwa Fort
    fort in Mumbai, India
  • Sion Hillock Fort
    fort in Mumbai (Bombay), India
  • Castella de Aguada
    building in India
  • Worli Fort
    fort in Mumbai
  • Fort George
    fort in Mumbai
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1817 — 1818 Third Anglo-Maratha War
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Bombay Castle Gateway, 1891Bombay Castle Gateway, 1891
Bombay Castle, 1666Bombay Castle, 1666
Bombay Castle Gateway, 1891Bombay Castle Gateway, 1891
Bombay Castle, 1666Bombay Castle, 1666
Bombay Castle in its modern surroundings, 1933Bombay Castle in its modern surroundings, 1933
Bombay fort from the seaBombay fort from the sea
Entrance to the Bombay FortEntrance to the Bombay Fort
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventwar1817Third Anglo-Maratha Warwar, British Empire, Maratha Empire, East India CompanyWikidata
    organisationfactoryBombay Dockyardshipyard, shipbuildingWikidata
    organisationmilitary unit1968Western Fleetnaval fleet, military unitWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding1934Mazagon Dock Shipbuildersshipbuilding, businessWikidata
    sitefortBelapur FortfortWikidata
    sitefortBombay CastlefortWikidata
    sitefortDronagiri Fort द्रौणपुर रियासतfort, military baseWikidata
    sitefortKhānderi Islandisland, fortWikidata
    sitefortMadh FortfortWikidata
    sitefortMahim FortfortressWikidata
    sitefortRiwa FortfortWikidata
    sitefortSion Hillock FortfortWikidata
    sitefort1640Castella de AguadafortressWikidata
    sitefort1675Worli FortfortWikidata
    sitefort1769Fort GeorgefortWikidata
    commonsimageBombay Castle Gateway, 1891 Commons
    commonsimageBombay Castle, 1666 Commons
    commonsimageBombay Castle Gateway, 1891 Commons
    commonsimageBombay Castle, 1666 Commons
    commonsimageBombay Castle in its modern surroundings, 1933 Commons
    commonsimageBombay fort from the sea Commons
    commonsimageEntrance to the Bombay Fort Commons