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    Kempe Gowda I (17 June 1510 — 1569) locally venerated as Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, or commonly known as Kempe Gowda, was a governor under the Vijayanagara...
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    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...
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    during certain time of the year. It was built in the 16th century by Kempe Gowda I, the founder of the city. This cave temple dedicated to Shiva. It is...
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  • Mahadeshwara Temple Kempe Gowda I (1510–1569), Founder of Bengaluru & feudatory ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire. Venkate Gopala Gowda (born 1951), Indian...
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    Bangalore Fort began in 1537 as a mud fort. The builder was Kempe Gowda I, a vassal of the Vijaynagar Empire and the founder of Bangalore. King Hyder...
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    original primary commercial airport serving the city. It is named after Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bangalore. Kempegowda International Airport became Karnataka's...
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    Vokkaliga (redirect from Gowda (caste))
    The famous Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bangalore City, was the most distinguished of the Palegars of Magadi. The family of Kempe Gowda migrated from...
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  • Battered child syndrome Kempe Gowda I (1513–69), Yelahanka chieftain, founded the city of Bangalore Margaret Louisa Kempe (1806–1867), American planter...
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    inscription found at the Nageshwara Temple in Begur, Bangalore. In 1537, Kempé Gowdā, a feudal ruler under the Vijayanagara Empire, established a mud fort...
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    Soundara (2001), p27 Sajnani, Manohar (2001), p.163 Built by Chief Kempe Gowda I, Raman, Afried (1994), p8 Let's Go India & Nepal, 8th Edition, Chapter:...
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  • traces of Vijayanagara high command removed throughout his kingdom. Kempe Gowda I built a town out of an uninhabited mass of land around the time Chamaraja...
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    known as Avati. His son Malla Baire Gowda founded Devanahalli, Chikkaballapur and Doddaballapura. Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bangalore, also belonged...
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    garden surrounds one of the towers erected by the founder of Bangalore, Kempe Gowda I. The Lal Bagh Rock, dates back to 3000 million years, is another attraction...
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  • Goa Ismail Adil Shah becomes king of Bijapur (and rules until 1534) Kempe Gowda I feudatory ruler under the Vijayanagara Empire is born (dies 1569) Yusuf...
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  • birthday of C. Rajagopalachari . Malleswaram Pete area Established by Kempe Gowda I at the time of creation of Bangalore, the Pete area is the centre of...
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  • Kingdom cities were delegated to subordinates, like that of Bangalore to Kempe Gowda I (between 1510 and 1569 under Chamaraja Wodeyar II and Chamaraja Wodeyar...
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    India, which it completely controlled for over two centuries. In 1537, Kempe Gowda I, a chieftain of the Vijayanagara Empire, widely held as the founder...
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    located nearby. It was later named as Kempegowda Bus Station in honour of Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bangalore. However, Majestic continues to be the most...
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  • Modern Bengaluru was founded in 1537 CE by Kempe Gowda, a vassal of the Vijayanagara Empire. Kempe Gowda built a mud fort in the vicinity of modern Bengaluru...
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    during Chikka Raya's reign, was thwarted by Kempe Gowda I, who put him to death, before taking over the town. Gowda later retired to Magadi and the town came...
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    The Bengaluru Pete, established in 1537 around the Mud Fort, built by Kempe Gowda I as the nucleus, with an area of 2.24 square kilometres (1 sq mi), has...
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    existence before the current city of Bangalore was founded in 1530 by Kempe Gowda I, when he built a mud fort here. The temple is built in the Dravidian...
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  • Ramanagara from the old Bangalore Rural district. In the 16th century, Kempe Gowda I constructed many lakes to meet Bangalore's water requirements. The Kempambudhi...
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    have been gifted to Kempe Gowda I (1513–1569) by the Vijayanagara emperors. The Halasuru Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only...
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    Bejawada. He gained recognition for his role in the 2011 Kannada film Kempe Gowda, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada...
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    erstwhile Vijayanagara Empire and also the birthplace of King Kempegowda I. India portal List of wards in Bangalore (2009-2023) List of wards in Bangalore...
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    gardens, and is home to one of the original four towers built in 1597 by Kempe Gowda I, the founder of the city. In the 1960s and early 1970s, the gardens...
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    Madakari (2009), Just Maath Maathalli (2010), Vishnuvardhana (2011), Kempe Gowda (2011), the Telugu-Tamil bilingual Eega (2012), Maanikya (2014), Ranna...
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  • Singam (redirect from Singam I)
    a commercial success at the box office. It was remade in Kannada as Kempe Gowda, in Hindi as Singham, in Bengali as Shotru (2011), and in Punjabi as...
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    Madakari (2009). She rose to fame starring in successful Kannada films, Kempe Gowda (2011), Shiva (2012), Bangari (2013) and Ragini IPS (2014), thus establishing...
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