Question

Explain the statement with reason:

The island of Mumbai came under British rule.

Answer 1

1. In 1661, Charles II, the king of England was engaged to Braganza, the Princess of Portugal.
2. The king of Portugal gifted the islands of Mumbai to Charles II on this occasion.
3. Abraham Shipman, an Englishman was assigned 500 soldiers and was appointed as the ‘Governor of Bombay’.
4. In 1665, Mumbai was fully under the British control.