Portuguese purchase of Dadra (1785)
Part of Maratha handover of Nagar Haveli (1783) | |
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![]() Dadrá and Nagar Áveli as part of the district of Damão | |
Date | 14 November 1785 |
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Location | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
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The purchase of Dadrá saw the Maratha Confederacy transfer the territory of Dadra to Portuguese India after the handover of Nagar Áveli
The earliest known inhabitants of Dadrá were the Koli people, who were defeated by Rajput invaders. By the early 18th century the Marathas invaded the region and asserted their control.[1]
On 17 December 1779 the Maratha Peshwa Madhavrao II signed an agreement with the Portuguese to end any hostilities between the two powers. However, by 10 June 1783, the Portuguese took over the revenue collection of Dadrá and Nagar Áveli, on the basis of that friendship treaty administered on 1779. This was done as a compensation towards damage in late 1700s to a Portuguese warship, Santana, by the Maratha navy.[2]
Purchase of Dadrá
[edit]Dadrá was purchased by the Portuguese in 1785, annexing it to Portuguese India[3] Dadrá, itself consisted of only 3 villages and encompassed around 14.2 km2.[1]
Collapse of the Marathas
[edit]After the defeat and collapse of the Maratha Confederacy in the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1818), the Portuguese became the de facto sole rulers of Nagar Áveli. They took control of the area and recognised it as territory of Portuguese India.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tale of Two Enclaves (Dadra & Nagar Haveli)". SCC Times. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "11th August 1961: The Former Portuguese Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli were Merged to Create the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli -". Maps of India. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Dadra and Nagar Haveli". Mintage World. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Anand, Arund (2 August 2021). "Lost in history — role RSS played in liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli on this day in 1954". ThePrint. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Dadra And Nagar Haveli". unacademy. Retrieved 20 August 2024.