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THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE TRANSFER AND RISE OF BOMBAY, C. 1661–1687

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 July 2003

GLENN J. AMES
GLENN J. AMES
Affiliation:
University of Toledo, Ohio
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Abstract

Based on hitherto unexplored sources in Lisbon and Goa, this article re-examines the imbroglio relating to the transfer of Bombay from the Portuguese crown to Charles II of England from 1661 to 1665. In doing so, it provides new information on the motivation of the Portuguese viceroy Antonio de Mello de Castro, particularly religious factors, which initially compelled him to refuse to hand over this imperial possession to the English. The article then examines the pivotal importance of the religious policies adopted by the English crown and East India Company, in the years after 1665, in Bombay's rise to commercial prominence by 1687.

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Research Article
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The Historical Journal , Volume 46 , Issue 2 , June 2003 , pp. 317 - 340
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

The author wishes to thank the James Ford Bell Library, The University of Minnesota, for its kind permission to use the illustrations found in this article, and the assistance provided by its staff, in particular Dr Carol Urness, Director Emeritus.