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	[[File:Islands of Bombay and Colaba.jpg\|thumb\|Island of Bombay and Colaba]]		[[File:Islands of Bombay and Colaba.jpg\|thumb\|Island of Bombay and Colaba]]
	The '''Seven Islands of Bombay''' ([[Portuguese language\|Portuguese]]~~; '~~''Ilhas de Bom Baim''') were 16th-century [[Portuguese ~~India~~\|Portuguese colonial possessions]] lying off the [[Konkan]], the mid-west [[coast of India]]~~, that~~ were partly handed over to England under this title as part of the [[dowry of Catherine Braganza]] when she married [[Charles II of England\|Charles II]] in 1661. The isles and islets had earlier been part of [[History of Mumbai under indigenous empires\|indigenous polities]] like the [[Silhara dynasty]] and the [[Gujarat Sultanate]] before they were captured by the [[Portuguese ~~India~~ Armadas~~\|Portuguese~~]] in 1534. After acquiring them as through a royal dowry from the [[Kingdom of Portugal]], Charles II leased Bombay and adjacent islets to the [[East India Company]] in 1668 for £10 per year.		The '''Seven Islands of Bombay''' ([[Portuguese language\|Portuguese]]: ''Ilhas de Bom Baim'') were 16th-century [[Portuguese in Goa and Bombay-Bassein\|Portuguese colonial possessions]] lying off the [[Konkan region]] by the mid-west [[coast of India]].

			==History==
			They were partly handed over to England under this title as part of the [[dowry of Catherine Braganza]] when she married [[Charles II of England\|Charles II]] in 1661. The isles and islets had earlier been part of [[History of Mumbai under indigenous empires\|indigenous polities]] like the [[Silhara dynasty]] and the [[Gujarat Sultanate]] before they were captured by the [[Portuguese Armadas]] in 1534. After acquiring them as through a royal dowry from the [[Kingdom of Portugal]], Charles II leased Bombay and adjacent islets to the [[East India Company]] in 1668 for £10 per year.

	By 1845, the islands had been merged<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/trading/bombay/history.html \|title=Bombay: History of a City \|publisher=The British Library \|access-date=20 October 2014}}</ref> into one landmass by means of multiple [[land reclamation]] projects. The resulting island of Bombay was later merged with the nearby islands of [[Trombay]] and [[Salsette]] that lay to its north-east and north respectively to form [[Greater Bombay]]. These islands now constitute the southern part of the city of [[Bombay (Mumbai)]].		By 1845, the islands had been merged<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/trading/bombay/history.html \|title=Bombay: History of a City \|publisher=The British Library \|access-date=20 October 2014}}</ref> into one landmass by means of multiple [[land reclamation]] projects. The resulting island of Bombay was later merged with the nearby islands of [[Trombay]] and [[Salsette]] that lay to its north-east and north respectively to form [[Greater Bombay]]. These islands now constitute the southern part of the city of [[Bombay (Mumbai)]].
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	* [[History of Bombay under British rule]]		* [[History of Bombay under British rule]]
	* [[Geography of Mumbai]]		* [[Geography of Mumbai]]

			== References ==
			{{reflist}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*[http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/physical/geo/7islands.html The Seven Islands: Mumbai]		*[http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/physical/geo/7islands.html The Seven Islands: Mumbai]
	*[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/mar/30/story-cities-11-reclamation-mumbai-bombay-megacity-population-density-flood-risk Story of cities #11: the reclamation of Mumbai – from the sea, and its people?]		*[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/mar/30/story-cities-11-reclamation-mumbai-bombay-megacity-population-density-flood-risk Story of cities #11: the reclamation of Mumbai – from the sea, and its people?]

	~~== References ==~~
	~~{{reflist}}~~

	{{Mumbai topics}}		{{Mumbai topics}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
[[File:Islands of Bombay and Colaba.jpg|thumb|Island of Bombay and Colaba]]
The '''Seven Islands of Bombay''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]; '''Ilhas de Bom Baim''') were 16th-century [[Portuguese India|Portuguese colonial possessions]] lying off the [[Konkan]], the mid-west [[coast of India]], that were partly handed over to England under this title as part of the [[dowry of Catherine Braganza]] when she married [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] in 1661. The isles and islets had earlier been part of [[History of Mumbai under indigenous empires|indigenous polities]] like the [[Silhara dynasty]] and the [[Gujarat Sultanate]] before they were captured by the [[Portuguese India Armadas|Portuguese]] in 1534. After acquiring them as through a royal dowry from the [[Kingdom of Portugal]], Charles II leased Bombay and adjacent islets to the [[East India Company]] in 1668 for £10 per year.

By 1845, the islands had been merged<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/trading/bombay/history.html |title=Bombay: History of a City |publisher=The British Library |access-date=20 October 2014}}</ref> into one landmass by means of multiple [[land reclamation]] projects. The resulting island of Bombay was later merged with the nearby islands of [[Trombay]] and [[Salsette]] that lay to its north-east and north respectively to form [[Greater Bombay]]. These islands now constitute the southern part of the city of [[Bombay (Mumbai)]].

The original islands handed over to England were as follows:

* [[Isle of Bombay]]
* [[Colaba]]
* [[Old Woman's Island]] (Little Colaba)
* [[Mahim]]
* [[Mazagaon]]
* [[Parel]]
* [[Worli]]

{{Gallery
|title=Evolution of the seven islands of Bombay
|width=160
|height=300
|lines=1
|image:Seven Islands of Bombay en.svg|The original seven islands
|File:IslandsofBombay1893.jpg|Map of Bombay in 1893.
}}

There also are several smaller islands that lay to the East of the main seven islands:
* [[Elephanta Island]] also Known as Gharapuri
* [[Butcher Island]]
* [[Middle Ground (India)|Middle Ground]]
* [[Oyster Rock]]
* East Ground
* [[Cross Island, Mumbai|Cross Island]]

== See also ==
* [[History of Bombay under Portuguese rule (1534–1661)]]
* [[History of Bombay under British rule]]
* [[Geography of Mumbai]]

== External links ==
*[http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/physical/geo/7islands.html The Seven Islands: Mumbai]
*[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/mar/30/story-cities-11-reclamation-mumbai-bombay-megacity-population-density-flood-risk Story of cities #11: the reclamation of Mumbai – from the sea, and its people?]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Mumbai topics}}
{{coord missing|Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Islands of Mumbai| ]]
[[Category:Former islands of India]]
[[Category:1534 establishments in the Portuguese Empire]]
[[Category:1661 establishments in the British Empire]]

{{Mumbai-geo-stub}}

Seven Islands of Bombay - Revision history

->Omnipaedista: resectioning per WP:LEAD

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