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Bombay State was a large Indian state created in 1950 from the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years.
Mumbai ( Marathi: [ˈmumbəi] ⓘ, ISO: Muṁbaī; formerly known as Bombay [a]) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore ). [20] Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). [21] Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India ...
May 1, 2023 · The two states were created out of the bilingual Bombay State, which used to cover nearly one-sixth of all land in India. But Gujarati and Marathi linguistic subnationalism eventually won out, leading to the bifurcation of the Bombay State into a Gujarati-speaking and a Marthi-speaking state.
After India's independence in 1947, the territory of Bombay Presidency retained by India was restructured into Bombay State. The area of Bombay State increased, after several erstwhile princely states that joined the Indian union were integrated into Bombay State.
Jul 11, 2024 · After India gained its independence in 1947, the province became Bombay state (1950). A number of former princely states (notably Baroda [now Vadodara ]) subsequently were merged into the new state.
Mar 18, 2024 · Bombay State was a large Indian state created in 1950 from the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years.
May 14, 2018 · Bombay (bŏmbā´), former state, W central India, on the Arabian Sea [1]. The state contained within its borders the former Portuguese colonies of Goa [2] and Daman and Diu [3]. Historical remains exist from the period (320–184 BC) when much of Bombay belonged to the Buddhist Maurya [4] empire.
4 days ago · Mumbai, city, capital of Maharashtra state, southwestern India. It is the country’s financial and commercial center and its principal port on the Arabian Sea.
4 days ago · Mumbai - Gateway, Colonial, Bollywood: The Koli, an aboriginal tribe of fishermen, were the earliest known inhabitants of present-day Mumbai, though Paleolithic stone implements found at Kandivli, in Greater Mumbai, indicate that the area has been inhabited by humans for hundreds of thousands of years.
Bombay State, a former state of India, comprised of many earlier princely states. During the rule of British colonial empire, Bombay State was under Bombay Presidency.
