Question

How did Bombay emerge as an important colonial city?

Answer 1

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Bombay was the principal port of the East India Company and considered as the prime city of India.

The three reasons or important facts which made it a prime city are as fotiows

(i) It was an important centre for cotton textiles.

(ii) It became an important administrative centre in Western India.

(iii) It was a major industrial centre and dominated the maritime trade of India.

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Answer 2

Several reasons given below that led Bombay to emerge as a significant colonial city.  

Explanation:

• Bombay passed to Britain as a part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza to Charles II of England in marriage.
• After receiving Bombay, the East India Company shifted its base from Surat to Bombay.
• Bombay emerged as an important city of commerce and trade. The city became the centre of modern manufacturing.
• Slowly with building industries, the region began to emerge as Industrial centre which dominated the maritime trade of India.

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