Government of Bombay Presidency

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The Government of Bombay Presidency was the colonial administrative authority of the Bombay region under British rule in India, overseeing governance, law, and policy through institutions such as the Governor’s Council.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial government
provincial administration
appliesToJurisdiction Aden Settlement (in certain periods)
linked to: Aden

Bombay City
linked to: Mumbai

Bombay Presidency
Bombay Province
linked to: Bombay Presidency

Presidency towns system
Sind (in certain periods)
linked to: Sind

Western India
parts of present-day Gujarat
parts of present-day Karnataka
parts of present-day Maharashtra
rural districts of Bombay Presidency
capital Bombay
linked to: Mumbai
country British India
followed East India Company administration in Bombay
follows policies of the Secretary of State for India
governingBody Bombay Governor’s Council
Governor of Bombay
hasAuthorityOver education policy in Bombay Presidency
health and sanitation in Bombay Presidency
land administration in Bombay Presidency
law and order in Bombay Presidency
public works in Bombay Presidency
revenue collection in Bombay Presidency
hasPart Bombay High Court (in its jurisdictional structure)
linked to: Bombay High Court

Bombay Legislative Council
district administrations
judicial magistracies
local boards
municipal corporations
police administration
revenue departments
headOfGovernment Governor of Bombay
languageUsed English
Gujarati
Marathi
linked to: Marathi language

Urdu
legalSystem Anglo-Indian law
linked to: British Indian law
partOf British Empire
British Raj
linked to: British India
replacedBy Government of Bombay Province
Government of Bombay State
Government of Gujarat
Government of Maharashtra
seatOfGovernment Bombay
linked to: Mumbai
subordinateTo Government of India
Secretary of State for India
Viceroy of India

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Governor’s Council of Bombay Presidency partOf Government of Bombay Presidency
Council of the Governor-General appliesToJurisdiction Presidency of Bombay
linked to: Government of Bombay Presidency
Bombay Army governingBody Government of Bombay Presidency
Bardoli Satyagraha negotiatedWith Bombay Presidency government
linked to: Government of Bombay Presidency
Western India States Agency subordinateTo Government of Bombay Presidency
Government of British India hasPart provincial governments of British India
linked to: Government of Bombay Presidency
Indian Imperial Police subordinateTo provincial governments of British India
linked to: Government of Bombay Presidency
Regulating Act 1773 extendedAuthorityOver Presidency of Bombay
linked to: Government of Bombay Presidency
Governors of East India Company presidencies appliesToJurisdiction Presidency of Bombay
linked to: Government of Bombay Presidency
Saint Helena Act 1833 affectedTerritory Presidency of Bombay
linked to: Government of Bombay Presidency
George Wittet employer Government of Bombay Presidency
BMC foundedBy Government of Bombay Presidency
Treaty of Poona (1817) party Company government in Bombay
linked to: Government of Bombay Presidency
First Anglo-Maratha War relatedTo Bombay Government of the East India Company
linked to: Government of Bombay Presidency
Government House, Malabar Hill governingBody Government of Bombay Presidency
Government of Bombay Presidency followed East India Company administration in Bombay
linked to: Government of Bombay Presidency
Government of Bombay Presidency replacedBy Government of Bombay Province
linked to: Government of Bombay Presidency
1918 peasant movement opposed British colonial government in Bombay Presidency
linked to: Government of Bombay Presidency
GLC foundedBy Government of Bombay Presidency