<P> The first English settlement in the Presidency known as Western Presidency was begun in 1618 at Surat in present - day Gujarat , when the East India Company established a factory , protected by a charter obtained from the Mughal Emperor Jahangir . In 1626 the Dutch and the English made an unsuccessful attempt to gain possession of the island of Bombay in the coastal Konkan region from Portugal , and in 1653 proposals were suggested for its purchase from the Portuguese . In 1661 Bombay was ceded to the Kingdom of England as part of the dowry of the infanta Catherine of Braganza on her marriage to King Charles II . So lightly was the acquisition esteemed in England , and so unsuccessful was the administration of the crown officers , that in 1668 Bombay was transferred to the East India Company for an annual payment of £ 10 , and the Company established a factory there . At the time of the transfer , powers for the island 's defence and for the administration of justice were also conferred on the Company ; a European regiment was enrolled ; and fortifications were erected which in 1673 proved sufficient to deter the Dutch from an intended attack . As English trade in Bombay increased , Surat ( which had been sacked by Shivaji in 1670 ) began its relative decline . In 1687 , Bombay was made the headquarters of all the East India Company 's possessions in India . However , in 1753 the governor of Bombay became subordinate to that of Calcutta . </P>
<P> The first English settlement in the Presidency known as Western Presidency was begun in 1618 at Surat in present - day Gujarat , when the East India Company established a factory , protected by a charter obtained from the Mughal Emperor Jahangir . In 1626 the Dutch and the English made an unsuccessful attempt to gain possession of the island of Bombay in the coastal Konkan region from Portugal , and in 1653 proposals were suggested for its purchase from the Portuguese . In 1661 Bombay was ceded to the Kingdom of England as part of the dowry of the infanta Catherine of Braganza on her marriage to King Charles II . So lightly was the acquisition esteemed in England , and so unsuccessful was the administration of the crown officers , that in 1668 Bombay was transferred to the East India Company for an annual payment of £ 10 , and the Company established a factory there . At the time of the transfer , powers for the island 's defence and for the administration of justice were also conferred on the Company ; a European regiment was enrolled ; and fortifications were erected which in 1673 proved sufficient to deter the Dutch from an intended attack . As English trade in Bombay increased , Surat ( which had been sacked by Shivaji in 1670 ) began its relative decline . In 1687 , Bombay was made the headquarters of all the East India Company 's possessions in India . However , in 1753 the governor of Bombay became subordinate to that of Calcutta . </P>
when did bombay became the capital of bombay presidency
when did bombay became the capital of bombay presidency
In 1687
In 1687