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Bassein and the seven islands were surrendered later by a treaty of peace and commerce between Bahadur Shah and Nuno da Cunha, Viceroy of Portuguese India, on 25 October 1535, ending the Islamic rule in Mumbai.
During the early 20th century it became a strong base for the Indian independence movement. Upon India's independence in 1947 the city was incorporated into Bombay State. In 1960, following the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement, a new state of Maharashtra was created with Mumbai as the capital. [31]
In 1960, the state of Maharashtra, where Marathi-speaking people resided, was formed and Bombay became the state’s capital. Maharashtrians continued to call the city Mumbai while north Indians...
Nov 10, 2024 · Mumbai, formerly Bombay, is a major city on the Arabian Sea, the capital of Maharashtra, and is a center of India’s financial, commercial, and film industries.
Oct 26, 2024 · The city’s official name change, to Mumbai from Bombay happened when regional political party Shiv Sena came into power in 1995. The Shiv Sena saw Bombay as a legacy of British colonialism and wanted the city’s name to reflect its Maratha heritage, hence renaming it to pay tribute to the goddess Mumbadevi.
Mumbai, previously known as Bombay, is the financial capital of India and one of the most populous cities in the world. Mumbai grew into a leading commercial center of India during the 19th century on the basis of textile mills and overseas trade. [1]
5 days ago · Although that initiative was crushed by the British, India did achieve independence in 1947. From 1956 until 1960 Bombay was the scene of intense Maratha protests against the two-language (Marathi-Gujarati) makeup of Bombay state (of which Bombay remained the capital), a legacy of British imperialism.
Jun 7, 2019 · Beginning in the 1850s, two capital developments were a watershed in ensuring the industrial clout of Bombay vis a vis the rest of the subcontinent- the cotton mills and the railways.
Summary of the history of Mumbai (Bombay) and its environs: from the Hindu kingdoms of the 9th century, the Gujarati sultans of the 14th, the Portuguese hegemony of the 16th, the subsequent British domination, to the premier business center of independent India since the mid-20th century.
Granted to the East India Company in 1668, it became the company’s headquarters until 1708. After the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, Mumbai grew to be the largest distributing entrepôt in India.
