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'''Rustomji Dorabji Patel''' was a [[Parsi people|Parsi]] community leader who helped the [[British India|British forces]] fight-off an invasion of the [[Mumbai]] islands by [[Siddi]] forces. In gratitude, the British accorded him the title of ''Patel''.<br />
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The Parsis, originally from Iran, migrated to India about 900 years ago. This they did to save their religion, Zoroastrianism, from invading Arabs who proselytized Islam. However, in 1689-90, when a severe plague had struck down most of the Europeans, the Siddi Chief of Janjira made several attempts to re-possess the islands by force, but the son of the former, a trader named Rustomji Dorabji Patel (1667-1763), successfully warded off the attacks on behalf of the British with the help of the '[[Koli People|Kolis]]', the original fisher-folk <br />
inhabitants of these islands. The remnants of the [[Koli People|Koli]] settlements can still be seen at Backbay reclamation, Mahim, Bandra, Khar, Bassien and Madh island.<br />
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