Prehistory - 200 BC : Biharis (such as AShoka) ruled over Mumbai 200 BC - 300 AD : Mumbai disputed land between Iranians (Sakas) and Telugus (Satavahanas) 300 AD - 600 AD : Biharis (Gupta empire) got back Mumbai 600 - 1000 AD : Kannadas (Rashtrakuta Dynasty) ruled Mumbai 1000 - 1300 AD : Kannadas (Silhara dynasty) continued controlling Mumbai 1300 - 1500 AD : Gujaratis (Muzaffarid dynasty) annexed Mumbai 1500 - 1661 AD : Munbai poart of Portuguese colony 1661-1947: Mumbai ceded to England as a dowry for Catherine de Braganza. 1668 : Mumbai leased to the British East India Company just for 10 pounds per annum. 1947-1960 : Mumbai belonged to the State of Bombay 1960-present : Maharashtrians suddenly say Mumbai is theirs. present-future: Biharis will rule Mumbai again (and hence Maharashtrians are upset)
