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The Seven Islands of Bombay (Portuguese: Ilhas de Bom Baim) were 16th-century Portuguese colonial possessions lying off the Konkan region by the mid-west coast of India.




History


They were partly handed over to England under this title as part of the dowry of Catherine Braganza when she married Charles II in 1661. The isles and islets had earlier been part of indigenous polities like the Silhara dynasty and the Gujarat Sultanate before they were captured by the Portuguese Armadas in 1534. After acquiring them as through a royal dowry from the Kingdom of Portugal, Charles II leased Bombay and adjacent islets to the East India Company in 1668 for £10 per year (receiving a loan of £50,000 at 6% interest in return for the favor).
By 1845, the islands had been merged into one landmass by means of multiple land reclamation projects. The resulting island of Bombay was later merged with the nearby islands of Trombay and Salsette that lay to its north-east and north respectively to form Greater Bombay. These islands now constitute the southern part of the city of Bombay (Mumbai).
The original seven islands handed over to England were as follows:

Colaba
Isle of Bombay
Mahim
Mazagaon
Old Woman's Island (Little Colaba)
Parel
Worli

There also are several smaller islands that lie to the east of the main seven islands:

Butcher Island
Cross Island
East Ground
Elephanta Island, also Known as Gharapuri
Middle Ground
Oyster Rock




See also


Geography of Mumbai
History of Bombay under British rule
History of Bombay under Portuguese rule (1534–1661)




References






External links


The Seven Islands: Mumbai
Story of cities #11: the reclamation of Mumbai – from the sea, and its people?

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