On 21 September 1668, the
Royal Charter of 27 March 1668 led to the transfer of Bombay from Charles II to the English
East India Company for an annual rent of
£10 (equivalent
retail price index of £1,226 in 2007). The growth of the Bengal provinces soon undermined Bombay's supremacy. In 1753, Bombay was made subordinate to
Calcutta. Thereafter, Bengal always maintained much greater importance relative to Madras and Bombay. The
First Anglo-Maratha War began with the
Treaty of Surat, which was signed on 6 March 1775, between
Raghunathrao of the Maratha Empire and the British. According to the treaty, Raghunathrao ceded Salsette and Bassein to the British. The war ended when Salsette,
Elephanta,
Hog Island, and
Karanja were formally ceded to the British by the
Treaty of Salbai, signed on 17 May 1782. These territories were incorporated into the Bombay Presidency. Also according to the treaty, Bassein and its dependencies were restored to Raghunathrao, while
Bharuch was ceded to the Maratha ruler
Scindia. The British annexed Surat on 15 May 1800. Following his defeat, the whole of the Deccan (except
Satara and
Kolhapur), and certain parts of Gujarat, were included in the Presidency. The districts included were
Khandesh,
Belgaum,
Dharwar,
Ratnagiri,
Kolaba (except
Alibag taluka),
Poona,
Ahmadnagar,
Nasik.
Sind province, which included the districts of
Karachi,
Hyderabad,
Shikarpur,
Thar and Parkar, and
Upper Sind Frontier, were annexed in 1847. Between 1818 and 1858, certain princely states like
Mandvi in Surat and some in Satara were
lapsed to the Presidency. and
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Deputy Governors of Bombay (1668–1690) The transfer of the headquarters of the company's power to Bombay largely eliminated the need for a
Deputy Governor. In spite of the change, the title continued to be borne by the second member of the
Executive Council of the Governor. It fell into disuse sometime between 1720 and 1758.
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