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| has gloss | eng: The Bassein Fort is the Sea fort in Vasai Road, which is a suburb towards north of Mumbai. Vasai Road is the third last station on the western railway towards Virar. It falls in Thane District on the mainland just north of the Bombay archipelago. It was established by the Portuguese as the headquarters of their Indian operations in 1534 and centre of their operations until 1739. With this as the main base, they built other smaller forts such as the Castella de Aguada, and strong houses in many of the islands in what is now Pakistan. |
| lexicalization | eng: Bassein Fort |
| instance of | e/Forts in India |
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| has gloss | por: A Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaím localiza-se na antiga cidade de Baçaím (hoje Vasai-Virar, no estado de Maharashtra, na Índia. |
| lexicalization | por: Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaim |
| lexicalization | por: Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaím |
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| geo loc | geographic location 19.330277777777777 72.815 |
| media:img | Bassein Fort corner.jpg |
| media:img | Bassein Fort embellishment.jpg |
| media:img | Bassein Fort entrance.jpg |
| media:img | Map of Bassein from Portuguese Atlas (1630).jpg |
| media:img | Vasai-fort-ruins.jpg |
| media:img | Vasaifort.jpg |
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