Maharashtra, an Indian state, with Mumbai as its main city. Until 1995, Bombay was the official name of the state.

Mumbai is a city in western India that is located on the Konkan coast and features a deep natural harbor. Mumbai was designated as an Alpha World City in 2008. In addition, it boasts the most concentration of millionaires and billionaires of any Indian city, making it the richest city in the nation.

There were Koli fishing colonies spread across the seven islands that eventually became Mumbai. The islands were ruled by many native dynasties for centuries before being given up to the Portuguese Empire and then the East India Company when Charles II of England wed Catherine of Braganza in 1661