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'''Dabhol''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[d̪aːbʱoɭ]]]), also known as '''Dabul''', is a small seaport town in the [[Ratnagiri district]] of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]]. It is located on the northern and southern sides of the [[Vashishti River|Vashishthi river]] that later flows by [[Chiplun]] town.<ref name="factsheet">{{cite web|author=Minority StaffCommittee on Government Reform|title=FACT SHEET - Background on Enron's Dabhol Power Project (22 February 2002)|url=http://www.finance-mba.com/Dabhol_fact_sheet.pdf|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|accessdate=25 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025181723/http://www.finance-mba.com/Dabhol_fact_sheet.pdf|archive-date=25 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Dabhol Power Station|Dabhol LNG power plant]] that had been set up by Enron is located on the southern side of Dabhol, between the villages of Veldur and Ranavi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Map of Dabhol and Enron LNG project|url=http://en.msa.gov.cn/index.php?m=chart&c=chart&a=get_map|website=Google maps|accessdate=25 October 2016|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404184229/http://en.msa.gov.cn/index.php?m=chart&c=chart&a=get_map|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
'''Dabhol''', also known as '''Dabul''' | |||
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== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Mosque of Dabhol.jpg|thumb|A view of a very old mosque (Shahi Masjid) near the Dabhol Port built in Adilshah's regime.]] | [[File:Mosque of Dabhol.jpg|thumb|A view of a very old mosque (Shahi Masjid) near the Dabhol Port built in Adilshah's regime.]] | ||
[[File:Dabhol Graveyard Mosque.jpg|thumb|A view of a very old 16th century mosque near the Graveyard at Dabhol.]] | [[File:Dabhol Graveyard Mosque.jpg|thumb|A view of a very old 16th century mosque near the Graveyard at Dabhol.]] | ||
The Russian traveller [[Afanasy Nikitin]]/Athanasius Nikitin, who visited India (1468-1474) found Dabhol as a large town and extensive seaport. The horses from Mysore, [[Arabia]], [[Khorasan Province|Khorasan]] and Nighostan were brought here for trade. This was the place which had links with all major ports from India to [[Ethiopia]].<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite web |title=Maharashtra Sytate Gazetteers-Ratnagiri District |url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/RATNAGIRI/places_Dabhol.html |publisher=Government of Maharashtra |accessdate=25 December 2019}}</ref> | The Russian traveller [[Afanasy Nikitin]]/Athanasius Nikitin, who visited India (1468-1474) found Dabhol as a large town and extensive seaport. The horses from Mysore, [[Arabia]], [[Khorasan Province|Khorasan]] and Nighostan were brought here for trade. This was the place which had links with all major ports from India to [[Ethiopia]].<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite web |title=Maharashtra Sytate Gazetteers-Ratnagiri District |url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/RATNAGIRI/places_Dabhol.html |publisher=Government of Maharashtra |accessdate=25 December 2019}}</ref> | ||
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The break-up of the Bahmani state into several smaller [[Deccan sultanates]] had accelerated Dabul's decline. As new capitals for these statelets were erected, Dabul's geographic position was no longer as fortuitous as it had been before, and alternative, more convenient ports were cultivated. In the course of the 16th century, a lot of commerce was redirected away from Dabul and towards the rising new port of [[Rajapur, Maharashtra|Rajapur]] further south. | The break-up of the Bahmani state into several smaller [[Deccan sultanates]] had accelerated Dabul's decline. As new capitals for these statelets were erected, Dabul's geographic position was no longer as fortuitous as it had been before, and alternative, more convenient ports were cultivated. In the course of the 16th century, a lot of commerce was redirected away from Dabul and towards the rising new port of [[Rajapur, Maharashtra|Rajapur]] further south. | ||
The Dabhol port boasts of centuries old history.[https://talukadapoli.com/dapoli-special/camp-dapoli-history/]{{Citation needed|reason=Statement without citation|date=October 2016}} Dabhol was of great importance in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It used to be the principal port of South Konkan region, carrying on trade with ports in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. During 13th to 15th centuries this port was ruled by the | The Dabhol port boasts of centuries old history.[https://talukadapoli.com/dapoli-special/camp-dapoli-history/]{{Citation needed|reason=Statement without citation|date=October 2016}} Dabhol was of great importance in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It used to be the principal port of South Konkan region, carrying on trade with ports in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. During the 13th to 15th centuries this port was ruled by the Bahmani dynasty and was known as Mustafabad. Later on it was Hamjabad and then it was Dabhol.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> | ||
Dabul was conquered by [[Shivaji]] around 1660 and annexed to the new [[Maratha]] kingdom.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> | Dabul was conquered by [[Shivaji]] around 1660 and annexed to the new [[Maratha]] kingdom.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> After being captured by [[shivaji|Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]] It was passed on to [[Sambhaji|Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj]] who gave it to [[Khando Ballal|Khando Ballal Chitnis]] as a reward for saving his life while drowning in a river in [[Goa]]. The Dabhol Vatan even today, is claimed by the descendants of the Satara [[Chitnis]] Family, Although some of the descendants of the [[Shirke]] family argue that they should own it. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Dames, M.L. (1918) "Introduction" in ''An Account Of The Countries Bordering On The Indian Ocean And Their Inhabitants'', Vol. 1 (Engl. transl. of ''Livro de Duarte de Barbosa''), 2005 reprint, New Delhi: Asian Education Services. | * Dames, M.L. (1918) "Introduction" in ''An Account Of The Countries Bordering On The Indian Ocean And Their Inhabitants'', Vol. 1 (Engl. transl. of ''Livro de Duarte de Barbosa''), 2005 reprint, New Delhi: Asian Education Services. | ||
* Nairne, A.K. (1873), "Musalman Remains in the South Konkan", ''The Indian Antiquary'', Vol. 2, p. 278-83 [https://books.google.com/books?id=cBooAAAAYAAJ&dq=Dabul%20INdia%20Dabhol&pg=PA278 | * Nairne, A.K. (1873), "Musalman Remains in the South Konkan", ''The Indian Antiquary'', Vol. 2, p. 278-83 [https://books.google.com/books?id=cBooAAAAYAAJ&dq=Dabul%20INdia%20Dabhol&pg=PA278 article] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Read about Dabhol in 'ऐतिहासिक दाभोळ: वर्तमान व भविष्य (Historic Dabhol: Present and Future)' book by [http://www.annashirgaonkar.in Anna Shirgaonkar] - a [[People of the Konkan Division|Konkani]] historian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talukadapoli.com/dapoli-special/anna-shirgaonkar-konkan-historian|title=Anna Shirgaonkar Research|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906084149/https://talukadapoli.com/dapoli-special/anna-shirgaonkar-konkan-historian/|archive-date=2019-09-06|access-date=}}</ref> | Read about Dabhol in 'ऐतिहासिक दाभोळ: वर्तमान व भविष्य (Historic Dabhol: Present and Future)' book by [http://www.annashirgaonkar.in Anna Shirgaonkar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811142856/http://www.annashirgaonkar.in/ |date=11 August 2022 }} - a [[People of the Konkan Division|Konkani]] historian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talukadapoli.com/dapoli-special/anna-shirgaonkar-konkan-historian|title=Anna Shirgaonkar Research|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906084149/https://talukadapoli.com/dapoli-special/anna-shirgaonkar-konkan-historian/|archive-date=2019-09-06|access-date=}}</ref> | ||
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Dabhol (Marathi pronunciation: [d̪aːbʱoɭ]), also known as Dabul, is a small seaport town in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra in India. It is located on the northern and southern sides of the Vashishthi river that later flows by Chiplun town.[1] The Dabhol LNG power plant that had been set up by Enron is located on the southern side of Dabhol, between the villages of Veldur and Ranavi.[2] 17°35′12.62″N 73°10′30.76″E / 17.5868389°N 73.1752111°E
History[edit | edit source]
The Russian traveller Afanasy Nikitin/Athanasius Nikitin, who visited India (1468-1474) found Dabhol as a large town and extensive seaport. The horses from Mysore, Arabia, Khorasan and Nighostan were brought here for trade. This was the place which had links with all major ports from India to Ethiopia.[3]
In the 15th and 16th centuries, Dabul was an opulent Muslim trade centre, first under the Bahmani, later under the Badar sultans of Bijapur. As the port with most convenient access to the Bahmani sultanate's capital at Bidar, Dabul's fortunes ascended quickly with that dynasty. At its height, it was arguably the most important port between Chaul and Goa.[4]
It was exactly the prominence of Dabul as a Muslim trade centre and port that led it to be bombarded, sacked and razed by a Portuguese expeditionary force (Battle of Dabul) under Francisco de Almeida in December, 1508, in a prelude to the famous Battle of Diu. Although the city's fort was not taken, it was only the first of several times, in the course of the next few decades, that the Portuguese tried to destroy Dabul. By the time of the last recorded attack, in 1571, the Governor of Dabhul was Khwaja Ali Shirazi. The battle led to killing 150 men at Dabhol.[3]
The break-up of the Bahmani state into several smaller Deccan sultanates had accelerated Dabul's decline. As new capitals for these statelets were erected, Dabul's geographic position was no longer as fortuitous as it had been before, and alternative, more convenient ports were cultivated. In the course of the 16th century, a lot of commerce was redirected away from Dabul and towards the rising new port of Rajapur further south.
The Dabhol port boasts of centuries old history.[1][citation needed] Dabhol was of great importance in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It used to be the principal port of South Konkan region, carrying on trade with ports in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. During the 13th to 15th centuries this port was ruled by the Bahmani dynasty and was known as Mustafabad. Later on it was Hamjabad and then it was Dabhol.[3]
Dabul was conquered by Shivaji around 1660 and annexed to the new Maratha kingdom.[3] After being captured by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj It was passed on to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj who gave it to Khando Ballal Chitnis as a reward for saving his life while drowning in a river in Goa. The Dabhol Vatan even today, is claimed by the descendants of the Satara Chitnis Family, Although some of the descendants of the Shirke family argue that they should own it.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Minority StaffCommittee on Government Reform. "FACT SHEET - Background on Enron's Dabhol Power Project (22 February 2002)" (PDF). U.S. House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "Map of Dabhol and Enron LNG project". Google maps. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Maharashtra Sytate Gazetteers-Ratnagiri District". Government of Maharashtra. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ↑ For a brief discussion of the decline of the port of Dabul, see Dames (1918: p.164) and Nairne (1873).
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Dames, M.L. (1918) "Introduction" in An Account Of The Countries Bordering On The Indian Ocean And Their Inhabitants, Vol. 1 (Engl. transl. of Livro de Duarte de Barbosa), 2005 reprint, New Delhi: Asian Education Services.
- Nairne, A.K. (1873), "Musalman Remains in the South Konkan", The Indian Antiquary, Vol. 2, p. 278-83 article
External links[edit | edit source]
Read about Dabhol in 'ऐतिहासिक दाभोळ: वर्तमान व भविष्य (Historic Dabhol: Present and Future)' book by Anna Shirgaonkar Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine - a Konkani historian.[1]
- ↑ "Anna Shirgaonkar Research". Archived from the original on 6 September 2019.