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1864 – The Mumbai, Baroda, and Central India Railway (later merged with other railways to form Western Railway) is extended to Mumbai. 1870 – Mumbai Port Trust formed. 1874 – St. Peters School was set up by S.S.J.E. at Dockyard; 1885 – Indian National Congress formed at Gowalia Tank Maidan.
1534: Portuguese occupied Mumbai. 1659: Shivaji captured Satara from Bijapur Sultanate, and led a revolt against the Mughal Empire; 1661: Mumbai transferred from Portugal to Britain; 1668: British government transferred Mumbai to the British East India Company; 1674: Chatrapati Shivaji became the first King of the Marathas; 1680: Death of ...
Indigenous tribals have inhabited Mumbai (Bombay) since the Stone Age. [1] The Kolis and Aagri (a Marathi-Konkani people) [2] were the earliest known settlers of the islands. . Between the 2nd century BCE and 10th century CE, the islands came under the control of successive indigenous dynasties: the Satavahanas, Abhiras, Vakatakas, Kalachuris, Konkan Mauryas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Silharas &
The city was capital of Bombay state before the formation of state of Maharashtra. It became financial centre of India and attracted people from all across India which resulted in booming population growth of the city.The following is a timeline of the growth of Mumbai's population over the last four centuries: 1661: 10000 inhabitants [1]
This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India. Also see the list of governors-general of India, list of prime ministers of India and list of years in India.
In March 1964, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai submitted its development plan for Greater Mumbai, [43] which was criticized for various reasons, [44] but approved in 1967. [45] By that time, another plan had been developed by two of Mumbai's leading architects Charles Correa and Pravin Mehta, and an engineer Shirish Patel.
Heritage structures in Mumbai; History of Bombay under British rule (1661–1947) History of Bombay under Portuguese rule (1534–1661) History of Mumbai under Hindu rule; History of Mumbai under Islamic rule; Hornby Vellard
One of the Major Rock Edicts of the Maurya king Ashoka was located at Sopara, near present-day Mumbai. [15] Around 230 BCE, the Maharashtra region was taken over by the Satavahana dynasty, which ruled the area for the next 400 years. [16] A notable ruler of the Satavahana dynasty was Gautamiputra Satakarni, who defeated Scythian invaders.