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in 1668 for ÂŁ10 per year (receiving a loan of ÂŁ50,000 at 6% interest in return for the favor).
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There also are several smaller islands that lie to the east of the main seven islands:
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projects. The resulting island of Bombay was later merged with the nearby islands of
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Story of cities #11: the reclamation of Mumbai – from the sea, and its people?
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By 1845, the islands had been merged into one landmass by means of multiple
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They were partly handed over to England under this title as part of the
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The original seven islands handed over to England were as follows:
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in 1534. After acquiring them as through a royal dowry from the
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Ramniranjan Anandilal Podar College of Commerce and Economics
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that lay to its north-east and north respectively to form
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in 1661. The isles and islets had earlier been part of
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History of Bombay under Portuguese rule (1534–1661)
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Index

Portuguese India
Treaty of Bassein (1534)
History of Bombay under Portuguese rule (1534–1661)

Portuguese
Portuguese colonial possessions
Konkan
mid-west coast
dowry of Catherine Braganza
Charles II
indigenous polities
Silhara dynasty
Gujarat Sultanate
Portuguese Armadas
Kingdom of Portugal
East India Company
land reclamation
Trombay
Salsette
Greater Bombay
Bombay (Mumbai)
Colaba
Isle of Bombay
Mahim
Mazagaon
Old Woman's Island
Parel
Worli
The original seven islands
Map of Bombay in 1893.

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