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{{Locations_Infobox|presidency=[[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]]|image=|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=19.200315,72.984553&z=16&t=h&hl=en 19.200315°N 72.984553°E]|altitude= |presentname=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thane Thane], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsette_Island Salsette Island] |stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra Maharashtra]|country=India|transport=[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] Waterway: on the estuary of the River Thana at the northern end of the Bombay Harbour inlet. The railway [[Tannah Viaduct]] was opened in 1854}}{{Places of Interest|title=Thana|name=Thana Tanne|link=xxxxx}}=====THIS PAGE IS WAITING FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION=====

19º12N’ 72º59E'GIPRA fortress town on the island of Salsette, 21miles 21 miles north of [[Bombay]], '''Thana ''' was a commuter town for the EnglishBritish, set in wooded country-sidecountryside. It is was the HQ headquarters of Thane [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_156.gif Thana District of ] in [[Bombay (Presidency)|BombayPresidency]] during the British period.

== Spelling Variants ==Modern name: Thane<br>Variants: Thana/Tanne ==History==Under a treaty the town was made over to the [[Portuguese]] in 1533, and it Thana became prosperous. Possession was lost in 1739 when the Portuguese lost [[Bassein]]. Under During the [[1st Maratha War]]under threat of Portuguese repossession of Salsette and Bassein and after failed negotiation with [[Maratha]] forces from in [[Poona]], the English annexed Thane [[Annexation of Thana]] by taking the Fort British 28 December 1771 was achieved by force in 28 December 1771 under the command of General Robert Gordon. Later the fort (built 1737) garrisoned (1813) by a battion battalion of sepoys and the [[Bombay European Foot Artillery|European Artillery]] from Bombay, later was used as a jail (1913).

*English Middle school for boys 1821 AKA‘Thane AKA ‘Thane English School’

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The Bombay (Boribunder) to Thana section of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] (GIPR ) opened 16th April, 1853 and was the first railway to open in India. ==External links==*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_309.gif Thane] Imperial Gazetteer*[http://www.thaneweb.com/web/thane_basic/history.html History of Thane] thaneweb.com*[http://guide-india.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/thane-city-india-information-municipal.html History of Thane] guide-india.blogspot 

*[http[Category://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_309.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India: ThaneCities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]*[http://www.aapalethane.com/OurThane/history.htm History of Thane*[httpCategory://knol.google.com/k/narayana-rao-k-v-s-s/thane-city-india-information-municipal/2utb2lsm2k7a/1032# History of ThaneLocations]]