Question

Which Indian port city was gifted to cares II of England by the king of Portugal as dowry in 1662?

Answer 1

Mumbai was the greatest port city skilled as a settlement to charles 2.

While the city is still alluded to as Bombay by a portion of its inhabitants and by Indians from different locales, says of the city by a name other than Mumbai has been dubious, bringing about enthusiastic upheavals some of the time of a viciously political nature.

Answer 2

One of the most important cities in the country the city of Mumbai was given as dowry to King Charles – II after he married his sister Catherine de Braganza in the year 1662.

The city was then leased to the British East India Company in the year 1668.king Charles was a Portuguese king.