The merchant who built Bombay: How David Sassoon shaped a global city
[ad_1] Built on reclaimed land in 1875, Sassoon Docks was Mumbai’s first commercial wet dock, a pioneering feat that revolutionized trade. Initially a hub for cotton and silk exports during the American Civil War boom, it allowed Mumbai, then Bombay, to capitalize on the Suez Canal’s opening in 1869, cementing its status as one of…