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The Located on the inlet of Bom Bahia (beautiful bay), the city was [[Portuguese]] controlled from 1534 and under . It passed to British rule from in 1661 when it was received by Charles II as part of his marriage dowry from his Portuguese wife, Catherine of Braganza. During this time there were three [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Bombay#Royal_Governors_.281662.E2.80.931668.29 Royal Governors]. In 1668 it was granted to the [[East India Company]] for a lease of ten pounds a year and was administered by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Bombay#Company_Governors_.281668.E2.80.931862.29 Company Governors]. These became [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Bombay#Crown_Governors_.281862.E2.80.931948.29 Crown Governors] when rule was transferred to the UK government. 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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'''Bombay''' (now '''Mumbai''') was the capital of the [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] and the headquarters of the district of the same name during the British period. Now called '''Mumbai''', it is now the capital of the state of Maharashtra. *Located on the inlet of Bom Bahia (beautiful bay).
==History==
Compared to the other [[Presidencies]], Bombay was of minor significance before 1800. The English were very much the minority. Recognising this, a liberal attitude encouraged progressive Indian cotton merchants, this freedom resulted in Bombay's economic importance. It was the cotton industry that spurred economic migration to the city from surrounding rural areas, and saw Bombay’s population grow rapidly:
==Cemeteries==
Refer also [http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=List_of_cemeteries#B List of Cemeteries]
*European Burial Ground, Queens Road
==Schools==
The English established the Bombay Education Society 1815 with the primary object of educating European and Anglo-Indian children. But from the very beginning the society admitted Indian children to its schools without making religious education compulsory. In 1818 the society started English schools in Bombay city. In 1820 it established a separate committee, the Bombay Native Education Society to look after the education of Indian children
*Fort Proprietary School was opened in 1859.
==External links==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=8&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_404.gif Bombay City] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Bombay_City Bombay City] 1911 Love to Know Encyclopaedia<br>
*[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/greater_bombay/publications.html Maharashtra State Gazette 1986]A modern gazette of Bombay with a comprehensive history of the city taken from many historic records and books. Detailed yet very readible and covers many subjects.
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Bombay_City Bombay City] ''Love to Know 1911''.
