bombay became the capital of bombay presidency in 1687.
bombay became the capital of bombay presidency in 1687.
when did bombay became the capital of bombay presidency?
in 1687
the first english settlement in the presidency known as western presidency was begun in 1618 at surat in present-day gujarat, when the east india company established a factory, protected by a charter obtained from the mughal emperor jahangir. in 1626 the dutch and the english made an unsuccessful attempt to gain possession of the island of bombay in the coastal konkan region from portugal, and in 1653 proposals were suggested for its purchase from the portuguese. in 1661 bombay was ceded to the kingdom of england as part of the dowry of the "infanta" catherine of braganza on her marriage to king charles ii. so lightly was the acquisition esteemed in england, and so unsuccessful was the administration of the crown officers, that in 1668 bombay was transferred to the east india company for an annual payment of £10, and the company established a factory there. at the time of the transfer, powers for the island's defence and for the administration of justice were also conferred on the company; a european regiment was enrolled; and fortifications were erected which in 1673 proved sufficient to deter the dutch from an intended attack. as english trade in bombay increased, surat (which had been sacked by shivaji in 1670) began its relative decline. in 1687, bombay was made the headquarters of all the east india company's possessions in india. however, in 1753 the governor of bombay became subordinate to that of calcutta.
bombay presidency
after india's independence from british rule on 15 august 1947, the territory of bombay presidency retained by india after the partition was restructured into bombay state. the area of bombay state increased, after several erstwhile princely states that joined the indian union were integrated into bombay state. subsequently, bombay city, the capital of erstwhile bombay presidency, became the capital of bombay state. following communal riots between hindus and muslims in the sindh province of the newly created pakistan from bombay presidency, over 100,000 sindhi hindu refugees from pakistan were relocated in the military camps five kilometres from kalyan in the bombay metropolitan region. it was converted into a township in 1949, and named ulhasnagar by the then governor-general of india, c. rajagopalachari.
history of bombay in independent india