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Bombay cotton mills (1854)

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1854 — Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar opens the first cotton mill in Bombay. By 1914, India has about 260–270 mills, most owned by Indian merchants. Bombay has become the subcontinent’s Manchester.

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Turning point
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Great Divergence and global trade (chapter 11 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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Map showing Bombay cotton mills (1854), turning point in The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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