The purchase of Dadrá saw the Maratha Confederacy transfer the territory of Dadra to Portuguese India after the handover of Nagar Áveli
Part of Maratha handover of Nagar Haveli (1783) | |
Date | 14 November 1785 |
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Location | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
Participants | Portuguese India Maratha Confederacy |
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.[2] 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.[3]
Purchase of Dadrá
editDadrá was purchased by the Portuguese in 1785, annexing it to Portuguese India[4] Dadrá, itself consisted of only 3 villages and encompassed around 14.2 km2.[5]
Collapse of the Marathas
editAfter 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.[6][7]
References
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- ^ "11th August 1961: The Former Portuguese Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli were Merged to Create the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli".
- ^ "11th August 1961: The Former Portuguese Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli were Merged to Create the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli".
- ^ "Dadra and Nagar Haveli". 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Tale of Two Enclaves (Dadra & Nagar Haveli)".
- ^ "Lost in history — role RSS played in liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli on this day in 1954". 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Dadra And Nagar Haveli".