Royal deal: 361-year-old Portuguese manuscript reveals how Bombay became British territory
PUNE: On February 18, 1665, British representative Humphrey Cooke walked across the rocky stretches of Bombay island and formally asserted British sovereignty over the territory in a symbolic ceremony that would alter the future of western India forever. More than 360 years later, as Maharashtra celebrates its 66th anniversary of its formation on Friday, a Pune-based researcher has uncovered a rare…
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