Mumbai
City
Port city on India's west coast, the capital of Maharashtra and India's commercial centre; called Bombay until 1995.
Names
- until November 1, 1995 Bombay
Held by
- 1789 – 1805 Mughal Empire
- 1789 – 1818 Maratha Confederacy
- 1819 – August 1, 1858 Company rule in India
- August 2, 1858 – August 14, 1947 British Raj
- since August 15, 1947 India
Events here 6
- December 28–31, 1885 Founding of the Indian National Congress
- August 8, 1942 – September 1, 1944 Quit India Movement
- December 1992 – January 1993 Bombay riots
- March 12, 1993 1993 Bombay bombings
- July 11, 2006 2006 Mumbai train bombings
- November 26–29, 2008 2008 Mumbai attacks