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Maharashtra is a state in the North western part of India. It is the second-most populated state in the country. The capital of Maharashtra is Mumbai (previously Bombay), one of the most populous and famous metropolitan cities in India, and also the country’s financial capital.Maharashtra was ruled by Satavahana dynasty (2nd century), the Maurya empire (3rd and 4th Century BCE), the Chalukya Dynasty (6th – 12th centuries) and later by many more kings and empires such as Delhi Sultanate, the Tughlaqs, Bahmani Sultanate, the Portuguese, Faruqi dynasty, Maratha Empire (Peshwas) and eventually by the British – East India Company, before India became independent.