Governor of Bombay
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The Governor of Bombay was the British Crown’s chief executive authority in the Bombay Presidency, overseeing colonial administration and governance in western India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor of Bombay canonical | 7 |
| Governor of Bombay Presidency | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T531939 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Governor of Bombay Context triple: [Bombay Legislative Council, subordinateTo, Governor of Bombay]
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A.
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces
The Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces was the senior British colonial administrative official responsible for overseeing governance and administration in the Central Provinces region of British India.
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B.
Viceroy of India
The Viceroy of India was the British Crown’s highest representative and de facto ruler in colonial India, overseeing administration and imperial policy until independence.
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C.
Viceroy of Portuguese India
The Viceroy of Portuguese India was the crown-appointed chief colonial governor responsible for administering and overseeing Portugal’s Asian territories from its base in Goa.
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D.
Advocate General of Madras
The Advocate General of Madras was the chief legal advisor and representative of the British colonial government in the Madras Presidency, overseeing major legal and judicial matters in the region.
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E.
Bombay Presidency
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Governor of Bombay Target entity description: The Governor of Bombay was the British Crown’s chief executive authority in the Bombay Presidency, overseeing colonial administration and governance in western India.
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A.
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces
The Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces was the senior British colonial administrative official responsible for overseeing governance and administration in the Central Provinces region of British India.
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B.
Viceroy of India
The Viceroy of India was the British Crown’s highest representative and de facto ruler in colonial India, overseeing administration and imperial policy until independence.
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C.
Viceroy of Portuguese India
The Viceroy of Portuguese India was the crown-appointed chief colonial governor responsible for administering and overseeing Portugal’s Asian territories from its base in Goa.
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D.
Advocate General of Madras
The Advocate General of Madras was the chief legal advisor and representative of the British colonial government in the Madras Presidency, overseeing major legal and judicial matters in the region.
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E.
Bombay Presidency
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative office
ⓘ
viceregal office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Bombay Presidency
ⓘ
Bombay Presidency ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay Province
British India ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Board of Control
ⓘ
British Crown ⓘ Court of Directors ⓘ
surface form:
Court of Directors of the East India Company
Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| flag |
Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Jack (as colonial symbol)
|
| followed | Governor of Bombay under the East India Company ⓘ |
| followedBy | Governor of Bombay Province ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Aden
ⓘ
surface form:
Aden Settlement (for part of the 19th century)
Deccan region ⓘ
surface form:
Deccan region (parts)
Gujarat ⓘ
surface form:
Gujarat region
Konkan ⓘ
surface form:
Konkan region
Sind ⓘ
surface form:
Sind (for part of the 19th century)
|
| location |
Bombay Presidency
ⓘ
Western India ⓘ |
| officeAbolished | 1947 ⓘ |
| officeCreated | 1668 ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
English East India Company
|
| officeCreatedUnder | charter of Charles II ⓘ |
| officeHolderRank | Governor ⓘ |
| officeType | chief executive authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
British India ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| positionHeldBy |
Henry Bartle Frere
ⓘ
surface form:
Bartle Frere
Frederick Sykes ⓘ George Sydenham Clarke ⓘ Gerald Aungier ⓘ Henry Bartle Frere ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Bartle Edward Frere
James Fergusson ⓘ John Colville ⓘ Mountstuart Elphinstone ⓘ
surface form:
John Elphinstone
Jonathan Duncan ⓘ Mark Cubbon ⓘ Mountstuart Elphinstone ⓘ William Elphinstone ⓘ |
| precededBy | Portuguese governors of Bombay (under Portuguese rule) ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Governor of Bombay State ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Viceroy of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India
Secretary of State for India ⓘ |
| residence | Government House, Malabar Hill ⓘ |
| residenceCountry | India ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
colonial administration
ⓘ
implementation of imperial policy ⓘ law and order ⓘ revenue collection ⓘ |
| seat |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay
|
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Subject: Governor of Bombay Description of subject: The Governor of Bombay was the British Crown’s chief executive authority in the Bombay Presidency, overseeing colonial administration and governance in western India.
Referenced by (8)
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