Place details
Place nameBombay
Other namesMumbai
CountryBharat
Latitude18.933
Longitude72.85
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Under Hindu rule until 1348, then taken by Muslims; ceded to Portugal by Sultan of Gujarat 1534; ceded to Great Britain in marriage agreement between Charles II & the Portuguese Infanta Catherine; center for British East India Company from 1685 to 1708.