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Bombay: from Fishing Village to Colonial Port City (1662–1947)

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Arriving in Bombay by ship, one of the first landmarks that catches the visitor’s eye is the Gateway of India. This majestic gateway, styled on 16th century architectural forms, was built to commemorate the visit of the King-Emperor George V in 1911. This monument may be seen as an architectural expression of Bombay’s main function as a colonial city: it has been the gate through which political and cultural influences from the West made their way into the Indian mainland and through which new hinterlands of economic and social interchange were created.

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Kooiman, D. (1985). Bombay: from Fishing Village to Colonial Port City (1662–1947). In: Ross, R.J., Telkamp, G.J. (eds) Colonial Cities. Comparative Studies in Overseas History, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6119-7_13

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