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Mumbai and Princely States
Drawing
H.G. Ströhl Arms: Azure, three ships under sail
lateen, rigged proper; a chief Or, thereon a lion passant guardant Gules
between two pallets Sable, each charged with an ostrich-feather erect Argent. Crest: Upon a wreath of the colours, a
lion passant guardant Gules, crowned with an eastern crown Or, supporting
with dexter paw an escutcheon Or, charged with a sprig of the cotton-tree,
slipped and fructed proper. Supporters: On the dexter a lion Or, and on the
sinister a leopard proper, each gorged with an eastern crown, and pendant
therefrom an escutcheon Azure, charged with a mullet Argent. Motto: urbs prima in indis. (The First City
in India). Arms and
crest by R.W. 20.09.1877, the
supporters on 02.10 of the same
year. |
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The present
coat of arms of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (the Municipal
Corporation of Greater Mumbai is the governing body of the city of Mumbai)
is: Arms: Quarterly: 1. The Gateway of India, one
of Mumbai’s most prominent landmarks, signifies the position of Mumbai as a
veritable gateway to India; 2. A symbolic factory inscribed in a cog wheel
signifies the industrial importance of Mumbai; 3. The three sailing ships in
outline denote Mumbai’s pre-eminence as a port and commercial centre; 4. A
symbolized diagram of the Corporation building depicting the seat of Local
Self Government in Mumbai. Crest: A lion passant guardant. Motto: ytae /mRSttae jy (Sanskrit for Where there is Righteousness, there shall be Victory)
in golden lettering Garland: A floral border, in base alotus flower,
Or. Source: Wikipedia |
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Mumbai Police |
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The emblem of the Mumbai Police consists of a five-pointed star radiant,
charged with a medallion with the initials BMP within a bordure with the
title BRIHANMUMBAI POLICE in latin and gurbani script and separated
by the Maharashtra police emblem. The motto reads: which means: PROTECT THE
RIGHTEOUS AND CONTROL & DESTROY THE EVILDOERS, which is the motto of the
Maharashtra police |
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Raja of .... The
family cognizance is an arrow barbed, point downward. (Leithbridge) The arms
shows: Arms: A target charged with a hand holding two arrows and
a bow in saltire, all proper Supporter: A sword per pale, hilt upwards Title: JAWHAR
STATE on a ribbon in
base |
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Sidi
Ibrahim Khan III Sidi
Ahmad Khan |
1848-1879 1879-1922 |
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Nawab of .... Arms: Gules, a tower within an orle
Argent over all a canton Vert. Crest: On a helmet to the dexter
lambrequined Gules and Vert, an eastern galley. Supporters: Hubshis Motto: Mansur i nazr Hazrat Panchetan. (T.
44) The
Enclopædia Brittannica writes about the Habshī: “African and Abyssinian slaves in pre-British
India. The name derives from the Arabic word Habashī (“Abyssinian”),
through its Persian form. Such slaves, frequently employed by the chiefs of
Muslim India, especially in the Deccan, were believed to have great physical
prowess and ability and a lack of personal ties, which promoted loyalty. Many Habshī rose to high office and some
became independent. Habshī in
western India, the Sidis of Janjira, commanded the fleet of the Bijapur
sultan and became independent chiefs. They defied the Marathas and in 1670
transferred their allegiance to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. They accepted
British supremacy and maintained their state until 1948, when it was
integrated with the Bombay state of the new Indian union.” |
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Sidi Mohammed Khan |
1922-1948 |
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Royal Achievement Arms: An eastern galley
within a bordure inscribed Crest: A fish saliant Supporters: Habshī Motto:
ﻥﺒﺟﺴ ٺﺴ ﺎﯧ ڔ Mantling: Vert, lined
ermine, fringed and tasseled Or, crowned with a royal crown of four hoops, on
the diadem a crescent-and-star. Achievement of State Arms: A tower within a
bordure inscribed Crest: A an eastern galley Supporters: Habshī Motto: ﻥﺒﺟﺴ ٺﺴ
ﺎﯧ ڔ Royal Cypher |
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Jath was one of the non-salute princely
states of British India, under the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan
States Agency. With the small state of Daphlapur, which is an integral part of
it, it formed the Bijapur Agency, under the collector of Bijapur District. The state acceded to the
Dominion of India in 1947 and merged with Bombay in 1948
Arms: A tower ensigned with a pennon
tenné, a ribbon with the title JATH STATE and the inscription Supporters: Two horses couped and two swords
in saltire Sable. Motto: Achievement of the Raja Princely
Cypher of Desmukh Amritrao II Raosaheb Dafle |
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Kolhapur entered into treaty relations with the
HEIC, after the collapse of the Mahratta confederacy in 1812. The state
acceded to the Dominion of India on 14th August 1947 and merged with Bombay
on 1st March 1949. |
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Rajashri Shivaji IV |
1871-1883 |
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Raja of .... Arms:
Murrey, on a fesse Argent between four falcons close proper, a sword Sable,
hilted Or. Crest: On
a helmet affrontée, lambrequined Murrey and Argent, a dexter hand entwined
with a cobra proper. Supporters:
Two cheetahs (Acinonyx jabatus - Felidæ) proper. Motto:
Jaya Bhavani (Long Live Bhavani). (T. 51) |
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Sawantvadi was
effectively independent from 1675. For a considerable period, its rulers
ravaged the seaboard as pirates, until defeated and compelled to cede their
seaward territories to the HEIC in 1819. From then onwards advances were made
in almost every area of public life, in administration, justice and public
works, which made Sawantwadi a model state by the dawn of the twentieth
century. The state acceded to the Dominion of India 15th August 1947, and
merged into the state of Bombay in 1948. |
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Raghunath Sawant IV |
1869-1899 |
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Sir Desai of .... Arms:
Paly of four Or and Tenné, on a pile Sable a galley Argent. Crest: On
a helmet to the dexter, lambrequined Or and Tenné, a mullet Gules pierced
Argent. Supporters:
Bears proper. Motto: Jaya
Sambhi (Long Live Sambhi). (T. 78) Sawantwadi State Emblem The Sawantwadi
State Emblem consists of the crest, the title and the motto j y
x' .o (Jaya Sambhi) in devanagiri. |
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