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  1. Bombay, also called Bom baim in Portuguese, is the financial and commercial capital of India and one of the most populous cities in the world.

  2. History of Mumbai. Appearance. Indigenous tribals have inhabited Mumbai (Bombay) since the Stone Age. [ 1 ] The Kolis and Aagri (a Marathi-Konkani people) [ 2 ] were the earliest known settlers of the islands.

  3. Sep 26, 2024 · Under the British, the city had served as the capital of Bombay Presidency (administrative province), and during the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was a centre of both Indian nationalist and South Asian regional political activity.

  4. The presidencies in British India were provinces of that region under the direct control and supervision of, initially, the East India Company and, after 1857, the British government. The three key presidencies in India were the Madras Presidency, the Bengal Presidency, and the Bombay Presidency.

  5. The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province, also called Bombay and Sind (1843–1936), was an administrative subdivision (province) of India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay.

  6. Bombay – The Joining of the Seven Islands (1668-1838) On 1 September 1668, the ship named 'Constantinople Merchant' touched the coast of Surat.

  7. Sep 19, 2016 · ‘Bombay’ is an anglicized version of the Portuguese name used by the British when they took control of the city in the 17th century.