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Revision as of 08:54, 20 April 2009

Bombay (City)
Presidency: Bombay
Coordinates: 19.017656°N, 72.85618°E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Mumbai
State/Province: Maharashtra
Country: India
Transport links

Bombay (now Mumbai) is a city that was the capital of the Bombay Presidency and is now the capital of the state of Maharashtra.

History

The city was Portuguese controlled from 1534 and under British rule from 1661. Until the 18th century, Bombay consisted of seven islands. The islands were merged to form the present day location of the city.

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