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Mahim (, ) is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The Mahim Junction railway station on the Western Railway and Harbour Railway of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network is the last station of the city, as neighboring Bandra is part of Mumbai Suburb. Mahim is an ethnically and religiously diverse town and has a Hindu temple, church, mosque and Parsis Fire temple existing within a few meters of each other.
Mahikavatichi Bakhar, a 15th-17th century Marathi text of doubtful authenticity, describes the history of Mahim as follows: Pratap Bimb, a brother of the king of Champaner, established his capital at a place called Mahikavati, the present-day Mahim village near Kelwa Beach (now commonly known as Kelve-Mahim). After losing control of his former capital, Pratap Bimb established his new capital at present-day Mahim, which he named after his former capital. After one of his sucessors died heirless, Nagar-shah, the ruler of Ghandivi (Gandevi), conqured the area. In the 14th century, prince Bimb-dev (Bhima) of Devagiri made Mahim his capital, but Nagar Shah's family soon regained control of the area as vassals of the Delhi Sultanate. Subsequently, some local families such as the Nayate and Bhongale ruled over the area for a brief period. The Muzaffarids of Gujarat captured the region in 1429 CE, and ruled it until 1534 CE, when the Portuguese seized it.
Mahim and the surrounding area came under the British control in the 17th century. In the 1840s, when the land around Mahim had still not been land reclamation, the ferry transport to and from the Salsette Island resulted in several accidents and deaths, especially during the monsoon season. To solve this problem, the Mahim Causeway was built with a donation from the Jejeebhoy family, and opened to the public in 1845.
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