Bombay Island
E26998
Bombay Island is the historic core island of present-day Mumbai on India’s west coast, which developed into a major port and urban center under British colonial rule.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic core of Mumbai
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| colonialPower | British Empire ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
causeways
ⓘ
land reclamation ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| developedInto |
major port
ⓘ
major urban center ⓘ |
| developedUnder | British colonial rule ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Mumbai urban core ⓘ |
| governedBy | Bombay Presidency ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay
Mumbai ⓘ |
| hasColonialName |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay
|
| hasEthnicCommunity |
Gujarati merchants
ⓘ
Marathi speakers ⓘ Parsis ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Mumbai Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay Port
Mumbai Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
Mumbai Port
|
| historicalPeriod |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
Company rule in India ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Gujarati
ⓘ
Marathi language ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
|
| locatedIn |
Maharashtra
ⓘ
Mumbai ⓘ west coast of India ⓘ |
| locatedInBay |
Mumbai Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay Harbour
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Konkan ⓘ |
| modernNameContext |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
South Mumbai
|
| partOf |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Mumbai City district
Mumbai Metropolitan Region ⓘ
surface form:
Mumbai metropolitan region
Seven Islands of Bombay ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Portuguese India
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Bombay
|
| religionRegion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| significance |
administrative center
ⓘ
commercial hub ⓘ maritime trade center ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mercantile activities
ⓘ
naval base ⓘ |
| wasMergedWith |
Colaba Island
ⓘ
Little Colaba Island ⓘ Mahim Island ⓘ Mazagaon Island ⓘ Parel Island ⓘ Worli Island ⓘ |
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