When was Bombay given to the East India

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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:

When was Bombay given to the East India Company by the English King?

Options:

1639

1690

1661

1699

Correct Answer:

1661

Explanation:

Bombay was given to the East India Company by the English King in 1661, who had got it as part of his wife's dowry from the King of Portugal.