David Sassoon – the biggest wealth generator in Bombay

As history books tell it, Bombay comprised seven islands. They were captured from the Silhara dynasty in 1534 by the Portuguese, who had little use for them, except as naval outposts to observe ships coming into the territory called India. These islands were handed over to England as part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza when she married Charles II in 1661.