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  2. History of Mumbai - Wikipedia

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    The history of journalism in Bombay commenced with publication of the Bombay Herald in 1789 and the Bombay Courier in 1790. [97] In 1795, the Maratha army defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad. Following this, many artisans and construction workers from Andhra Pradesh migrated to Bombay and settled into the flats which were constructed by the Hornby ...

  3. George Harris, 4th Baron Harris - Wikipedia

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    Colonel George Robert Canning Harris, 4th Baron Harris, GCSI, GCIE, CB, TD, ADC [1] (3 February 1851 – 24 March 1932), generally known as Lord Harris, was a British colonial administrator and Governor of Bombay, best known for developing cricket administration via Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

  4. Timeline of Mumbai - Wikipedia

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    1900 – By this year, 45 trains of Western Railway in each direction were carrying over one million passengers annually. 1908 – Franciscan Missionary Brothers, a German Missionary established St Francis D'Assisi High School in Borivali, west suburbs of Bombay, India. 1911 – King George V and Queen Mary visit Bombay.

  5. History of Bombay under British rule (1661–1947) - Wikipedia

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    Bombay in the 1880s. Bombay, also called Bom baim in Portuguese, is the financial and commercial capital of India and one of the most populous cities in the world.. Once an archipelago of seven islands, obtained by the Portuguese via the Treaty of Bassein (1534), from the Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat, the island group would later form part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza, daughter of ...

  6. Presidencies and provinces of British India - Wikipedia

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    By 1851, the East India Company's vast and growing holdings across the sub-continent were still grouped into just four main territories: Bengal Presidency with its capital at Calcutta; Bombay Presidency with its capital at Bombay; Madras Presidency with its capital at Madras; North-Western Provinces with the seat of the lieutenant-governor at Agra.

  7. 1851 in India - Wikipedia

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    List of years in India Timeline of Indian history: Events in the year 1851 in India. Incumbents. James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, ...

  8. List of riots in Mumbai - Wikipedia

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    The publication had printed a depiction of Muhammad and his history. Parsis Muslims N/A N/A N/A [2] Parsi–Muslim riots, 1874 13 February 1874 Publishing of details of Muhammad in Famous Prophets and Communities by Rustomji Hormusji Jalbhoy Parsis Muslims N/A N/A N/A [2] Bombay Riots of 1930 1930 various Protests against the Salt tax: Indian

  9. Growth of Mumbai - Wikipedia

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    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]