Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, British India
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Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, British India was a coastal town in western colonial India that served as an important administrative center and a place of exile for deposed royalty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, British India canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative centre
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole |
collectorate town
ⓘ
district headquarters ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon ⓘ |
| colonialAdministration | under Government of Bombay Presidency ⓘ |
| colonialLegalStatus | part of British Indian provinces ⓘ |
| colonialPower | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
hilly coastal terrain
ⓘ
proximity to Western Ghats ⓘ |
| governedBy | British colonial officials ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fortified coastal area
ⓘ
port town characteristics ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
residential station for British officials
ⓘ
seat of district administration ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative importance in Bombay Presidency
ⓘ
association with exiled rulers ⓘ coastal geography ⓘ |
| language |
Marathi language
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
|
| locatedIn |
Bombay Presidency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Western India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Konkan coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ratnagiri District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayState | Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Konkan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | monitoring Konkan coastline ⓘ |
| timeInExistence |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| transport | served by coastal shipping routes ⓘ |
| urbanType | small coastal town ⓘ |
| usedAs |
place of exile
ⓘ
residence for deposed royalty ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.