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S3E2: The Fort and the Maidan | Bombay Born 2

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The Rise of Bombay

Gerald Ornger brought under British control the seven islands which would later be welded into the modern island of Bombay. He took a series of organizational initiatives between 1672 and 1675 when he lived in Bombay. The work of fortification was carried out in phases, amid rumors of war since the 1740s. It was finally over in 1764; Fort stood erect till about 1862 or so.

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