Formerly known as Bombay
The actual history of the city of Mumbai starts around 1534 when the islands were captured from the Portuguese. This is when the city started its building from the first name Bombay city of trade to Mumbai city of service. Bombay is a group a seven islands that was occupied by Koli fisherman. The Sultan Muhamad Begada took over the islands from the Hindus. The Portuguese began to travel through the sea route near Bombay and led to the discovery of the islands by Vasco da Gama. The Portuguese made many attacks on the town until they finally got what they wanted in 1534.
The Portuguese went on to make the first settlement of the area. They built multiple churches and forts and set up home stead but they didn’t really know how to make the area really go. The British gained the islands when the Portuguese King’s sister married Charles II. Charles II leased the islands to the East India Company in 1668 and they were the ones who made the most of the area. They took it to a whole new level for the time. They took turned the town into a trading metropolis. They combined the their new docks with the British forts and created a trading post.
Now a thriving business town, Gerald Aungier, the Governor of Bombay, put the word out to the whole country to persuaded entrepreneurs to come and prosper there. Bombay grew to become the main headquarters for the India Company and so the town grew as well. When the 18th century came around they were ready to put in some more basic necessities, banks, offices, railway stations, homes and monuments. The railroad became a more efficient way to communicate.
Now the city is an international port and industrial center for all of India. It is also the home of some of best Bombay India hotels and the notable service they provide. The textile and trade industries have wavered over the many many years of this city so now they have the sites set on the hospitality industry.