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Bangalore is the capital city of the state of Karnataka. Bangalore, as a city, was founded by Kempe Gowda I, who built a mud fort at the site in 1537. But the earliest evidence for the existence of a place called Bangalore dates back to c. 890.
3 days ago · History. Bengaluru, India: Shiva statue. Statue of Shiva in Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka state, India. The city’s nucleus was a settlement around a mud fort, built in 1537 by a local chief, Kempe Gowda. The fort was reconstructed of stone in 1761.
6 days ago · Bengaluru’s reputation as a science and technology center was established early in the 20th century; in 1905 it became the first city in Indiato have electric street lights. Since the 1940s it has been home to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), India’s first aircraft manufacturing company.
Bangalore is a megacity with a population of 8,443,675 in the city and 10,456,000 in the urban agglomeration, [6] [5] up from 8.5 million at the 2011 census. [116] It is the third most populous city in India, the 18th most populous city in the world and the fifth most populous urban agglomeration in India.
2 days ago · Just over five centuries ago, the founder of modern Bengaluru, Hiriya Kempe Gowda I, a feudatory of the Vijayanagara Empire, was born. While he ruled towards the latter half of his dynasty, the Yelahanka Nada Prabhus, he has come to define their impact on modern history – from the lakes dotted ...
Jun 1, 2024 · A succession of South Indian dynasties, the Western Gangas, the Cholas and the Hoysalas, ruled the present region of Bangalore until in 1537 CE, Kempé Gowdā – a feudal ruler under the Vijayanagara Empire – established a mud fort considered to be the foundation of modern Bangalore.
Bengaluru has a relatively recent urban history, being established as a medieval town only in 1537 CE. Yet early settlements in Bengaluru were influenced by its topography. Agricultural settlements were irrigated by lakes in the undulated terrain to the north and east, while pastoral communities were in the dense scrub to the south and west.
