History of Mumbai – Bombay
History of Mumbai – Bombay
Detailed History of Mumbai from 300 B.C
300 B.C Western port in the mauryan empire that is belived to be mumbai
800 AD Important part of Shilahara Kingdom
1100 AD Hindu Kingdom on Mahim Island
1290 AD Marco Polo Arrives
1321 AD Friai Joradan visits Thane
1508 Bombay areas first raided by the Portuguese
1661 King Charles II maries Princess Catherine De Braganza
1668 King Charles II leases Bombay to East India Company for rent of 10 pounds per yeat.
1687 East India moves its head quaters
1715 Construction of fort completed
1718 St Thomas Cathedral built
1794 The Presidency Post Office established.
1833 The Town Hall is constructed.
1838 Construction of the Colaba Causeway.
1847 The J. J Hospital and Grant Medical College established.
1853 The first train runs between the erstwhile V.T
1869 Installation of the Flora Fountain
1875 Bombay Stock exchange establised
1888 Victoria Terminus Built
1903 Hotel Taj Mahal Was built
1905 Telephone Exchange
1914 Prince of Wales Museum was Setup
1920 Bombay Airport
1926 BEST Bus service began
1935 RBI – Reserve Bank of India was opened
1945 The birth of greater mumbai
1947 India becomes an Independent country
1957 The BARC – Bhaba Atomic Research Center was setup
1960 Bombay state divided into the states of Gujrat and Maharashtra
1970 Nariman Point
1971 Sahra Internatonal Airport
1978 Film city at Goregaon
1992 Roits at Bombay
1996 Bombay Becomes Mumbai
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