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'''Bombay''' (now '''Mumbai''') is a city that was the capital of the [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] and is now the capital of the state of Maharashtra.
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'''Bombay''' (now '''Mumbai''') was the capital of the [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] and is now the capital of the state of Maharashtra.
  
 
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai Wikipedia - Mumbai]
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*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Bombay_City Bombay City] ''Love to Know 1911''.
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai Mumbai] ''Wikipedia''.
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Bombay (City)
Gateway-of-India-Mumbai.jpg
Presidency: Bombay
Coordinates: 19.017656°N, 72.85618°E
Altitude: 8 m (26 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Mumbai
State/Province: Maharashtra
Country: India
Transport links
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Bombay Port Trust Railway

Bombay (now Mumbai) 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.

External links