Gerald Aungier: Architect of Early Modern Bombay

Gerald Aungier: Architect of Early Modern Bombay

Gerald Aungier

A merchant and colonial administrator of the English East India Company. After serving as the President of the East India Company factory in Surat, he served as the Governor of Bombay starting in 1669. He fortified Bombay, established a judicial system, introduced autonomous panchayats, promoted commerce, and attracted immigrants and merchants, thereby building the foundation for the future development of Mumbai. In relations with the Mughal Empire and Maratha forces, he pursued a diplomatic policy of maintaining English commercial posts while avoiding military confrontation.

Timeline

Category
Element
Year Gerald Aungier
1640
Birth of Gerald Aungier (Period: c. 1640 (exact date and year of birth unknown), Location: Presumed to be Dublin, Ireland)
1661
Transfer of Bombay Sovereignty from Portugal to Britain (Age: 21 years old, Period: 1661–1668, Location: Bombay (Present-day Mumbai))
Joining the East India Company's Surat Factory (Gerald Aungier, Age: 21 years old, Period: November 1661, Location: Surat (India))
1663
Appointment as Warehousekeeper of Surat Factory (Gerald Aungier, Age: 23 years old, Period: 1663, Location: Surat)
1669
Attracting Merchants and Artisans to Bombay (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1669–1677, Location: Bombay)
Appointment as President of Surat Factory and Governor of Bombay (Gerald Aungier, Age: 29 years old, Period: July 1669, Location: Surat, Bombay)
1670
War and Conflict between the Mughal Empire and Marathas (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1670s, Location: Gujarat region, Surat, around Bombay)
Development of Bombay's Governance System (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1670–1671, Location: Bombay)
Introduction of the Panchayat System (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1670s, Location: Bombay)
Establishment of the Bombay Militia (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1670s, Location: Bombay)
Vision of Bombay as the Center of Governance in Western India (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1670s, Location: Bombay, Surat)
Second Sack of Surat by Shivaji (Age: 30 years old, Period: October 3–5, 1670, Location: Surat (Present-day Surat, Gujarat, India))
1672
Third Anglo-Dutch War (Age: 32 years old, Period: 1672–1674, Location: Overseas bases of both Britain and the Netherlands, including Indian Ocean, Bombay, Europe, North America)
1674
Soldiers' Mutiny in Bombay and First Execution under English Law (Age: 34 years old, Period: October 1674, Location: Bombay)
1675
Acquisition of Colaba and Old Woman's Islands (Gerald Aungier, Age: 35 years old, Period: 1675, Location: Bombay Islands)
1676
Establishment of the Bombay Mint (Age: 36 years old, Period: 1676, Location: Bombay)
1677
Charter Guaranteeing Religious Toleration (Age: 37 years old, Period: March 22, 1677, Location: Bombay)
Death of Gerald Aungier (Age: 37 years old, Period: June 30, 1677)
Death and Burial in Surat (Gerald Aungier, Age: 37 years old, Period: June 30, 1677, Location: Surat (India))
Unknown
Marriage (Gerald Aungier, None, Period: Never married, Location: Not applicable)

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