Kalyan
city in Maharashtra, India
Kalyan (Pronunciation: [kəljaːɳ]) is a city on the banks of Ulhas River in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is governed by Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation. Kalyan is a subdivision (Taluka) of Thane district. Kalyan and its neighbouring township of Dombivli jointly form Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation, abbreviated as KDMC. It is a founding city of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
History
Kalyan served as an important port in Classical India. Records of its existence as a port in the region have been found in ancient Greek manuscripts, particularly in Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. However, Kalyan is not mentioned in Ptolemy's Geography (c. 150 CE).
Cosmas Indicopletus, a 6th century Byzantine traveller, records the presence of a bishop in the city administering to the local Christians adhering to the Church of the East who is appointed by the Patriarch of Ctesiphon. This see was captured by the Portuguese for the Catholic Church following the Synod of Diamper.
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