The island of Bombay was acquired by the East India Company from
The correct choice is: “Portugal” Bombay was a Portuguese possession until 1661, when Portugal ceded it to England as part of the dowry of the Portuguese princess Catherine…
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The island of Bombay was acquired by the East India Company from
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The correct choice is: “Portugal”
Bombay was a Portuguese possession until 1661, when Portugal ceded it to England as part of the dowry of the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza on her marriage to King Charles II. In 1668 Charles II leased the island to the English East India Company for a nominal rent of £10 a year. So Bombay passed to English (and then East India Company) control from Portugal.
The Netherlands, France and Spain never held Bombay.
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