This ppt tells you about the History of Mumbai since 100 mya (million years ago).

3. Mumbai
-Home to around 20.5 million people.
-Multi-cultural city.
-Centre of India's entertainment industry.
-Most populated country in India.
-Ranks 4th in the world.
-Human habitation existed since the Stone
Age.

4. Pre-Historic Period
-The present day city was built on what was
originally a group of seven islands
1) Bombay Island 5) Colaba
2) Parel 6) Worli
3) Mazagaon 7) Old Woman's Island
4) Mahim (Little Colaba)
-The Koli fishing community had long inhabited the islands.

5. The Hindu Rule
Ashoka of Magadha

6. -The Maurya Empire under Emperor Ashoka of Magadha in
the third century BCE.
-The port of Sopara(present-day Nala Sopara) was an important trading
centre during the first century BCE
-Buddhist monks, scholars, and artists created the artwork, inscriptions, and sculpture

7. -After the decline of the Maurya Empire, between 3rd to 13th century the
islands fell to many hands.
Satavahanas
Abhiras
Kalachuris
Mauryas of Konkan
Chalukyas
Rashtrakutas
Silhara dynasty of konkan ruled the
region between 8th to 12th century. They
constructed Elephanta caves.
King Bhimdev of Gujrat founded his
kingdom in the region in the late 13th
century. He was a very powerful king and
most of the people gives him the credit for
setting the Bombay. His capital was in
Mahim.

8. Islamic period
The islands came under the control of the Muslim rulers of Gujarat in
1348, ending the sovereignty of Hindu rulers over the islands.
Muzaffar Shah I
- Gujarat Sultanate (1391- 1535)
Rai Qutb
Ahmad Shah I Wali
Sultan Bahadur Shah
The Sultanate's patronage led to the construction of many
mosques, prominent being the Haji Ali Dargah in Mahim,
built in honour the Muslim saint Haji Ali in 1431.

9. Portuguese Colonization
Portuguese explorer Francisco de Almeida's ship sailed into the deep
natural harbour of the island in 1508, and he called it Bom Bahia (Good
Bay), which the English pronounced Bombay.
Bahadur Shah signed the Treaty of Bassein with the Portuguese on 23
December 1534. According to the treaty, the islands of Mumbai and
Bassein were offered to the Portuguese.
Bassein and the seven islands were surrendered to Nuno da Cunha,
Viceroy of Portuguese India, on 25 October 1535, ending the Islamic rule
in Mumbai.
Portuguese used this area to promote their religion, St. Michael church
in Mahim was constructed by a Portuguese ruler.

10. In 1534, the Portuguese captured the islands and established a trading
centre (or 'factory') there.
This trading place slowly grew, with local people trading products such
as-
Silk Muslin Chintz
Onyx
Rice
Cotton
Tobacco

11. British Period
In October 1626, whilst at war with Portugal, English sailors heard that
the Portuguese had "got into a hole called Bombay" to repair their ships.
They attacked Bombay, but the ships had already left. The English
burned down buildings, and destroyed two new Portuguese ships.
The marriage treaty of the King Charles II of England and Catherine of
Portugal on 8 May 1661 placed Bombay in British possession as a part of
Catherine's dowry to Charles.

12. Charles II did not want the trouble of ruling these islands and in 1668
persuaded the East India Company to rent them for just 10 pounds of
gold a year.
Within a few years the Company transformed Bombay
-In 1670, the Parsi businessman Bhimjee Parikh imported the first
printing press into Bombay.
-In 1854 the first Indian cotton mill was opened.
-In 1845 the Reclamation project connected all the small parts of the
city into a big island.
-In 1853, the first Indian railway opened, which stretched from
Bombay to Thana.
-Afterwards Bombay saw even more development construction of new buildings.
Wilson College, Chowpatti, Malabar hill, Victoria terminus railway station and even
Gate way of India to welcome King George five and Queen Mary to India.

13. Independent India
Bombay even played a major role in Indian freedom struggle.
Balagangadhara tilak from Ratnagiri was the first popular leader of
the Indian Independence Movement.
The first session of Indian
National Congress was held in
Bombay on 31st December 1885.

14. In 1956 San Yanyukta Maharashtra Committe was formed in Pune.
It demanded separate state on the basis of Marathi language and
Bombay as its capital.
This was not accepted by the Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
After continued protest the request was accepted and Maharashtra state
was formed with Bombay as its capital.
The city changed its name in 1995 to
Mumbai, after Mumbadevi, the stone
goddess of the deep-sea fishermen who
originally lived on the islands before they
were driven out by the East India Company.

15. Post-Independence
Sky-scrapers, towering architecture,
the Bombay Stock Exchange, tarred
roads and a boom in the secondary
and tertiary sector changed the city's
status and brought it up to one of the
top four cities in the country. Today,
Mumbai is the fourth most populous
city in the world.
After this there was a Rise of
Bollywood in Bombay and it
continued to grow a business
hub in the coming years.