Bangalore history mentions that its present form was designed by a feudal lord named Kempe Gowda. The city was seized in 1638 by Shahajirao Bhonsle. Then it went into the hands of Wodeyars in 1687. After that, Hyder Ali took over the control followed by his son Tipu Sultan. The British handed over the kingdom to Krishnaraja Wodeyar III after Tipu Sultan's death.
According to the Bangalore history, the city derived its name from 'Bendha Kaalu', which in Kannada means boiled beans. The ancient history of Bangalore also mentions that the name was inscribed in a 9th century temple in the Begur village. However, the present day Bangalore was designed by Kempe Gowda in 1537.
Kempe Gowda was a feudatory of the Vijayanagara Empire. He named his newly built town as 'gandu bhoomi' (heroic place). He constructed a mud fort and also built small towns of Chickpet, Balepet and Cottonpet inside his mud fort. His son built four watch towers that can still be seen. These are located at:
- Lal Bagh
- Ulsoor Lake
- Kempambudhi tank
- Mekhri Circle
As per the history of Bangalore, father of Shivaji, Shahajirao Bhonsle seized the city in 1638. It was in 1687 that the city was sold to the Wodeyars by Aurangzeb. In 1759, the famous garden of Bangalore called the 'Lal Bagh' was built by the Wodeyars. Krishnaraja Wodeyar II handed over Bangalore to Hyder Ali in the same year. The southern part of the fort was fortified by him. After his death, his son Tipu Sultan took over the charge. During the rule of Hyder Ali and
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Tipu Sultan, a large scale economic development took place in Bangalore. Tipu fought gallant battles with the British in the first, second and third Anglo-Mysore Wars. But he was defeated in the hands of the British and died in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799.
After Tipu Sultan's death, Bangalore went into the hands of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III under the control of the British. But owing to maladministration by Krishnaraja Wodeyar III, the British took away the kingdom from him in 1831. Under the British, Bangalore prospered heavily. Facilities like telegraph, railways, police and post office were opened up in the city. Again in 1881, the British gave the kingdom to the Wodeyars. Bangalore has been able to get its modern look due to the efforts of Dewans like Sir M Visveswaraya and Sir Mirza Ismail.
The city slowly and steadily turned into a base of many Anglo-Indians, missionaries and Europeans. Important roads were constructed such as Infantry Road, Artillery Road, Cavalry Road and Brigade Road in the cantonment area. The towns of Cleveland, Benson and Richmond came up in 1883.
A large number of temples were built after the place was hit by plague in 1898. Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy and Governor-General of India inaugurated the Victoria Hospital. A large number of sites were created during the 1900s like the Bull Temple and Malleshwaram. Jayanagar came up in 1948. There was a heavy industrial development after India's independence in areas like Whitefield in the east, Peenya Industrial Area in the west to Indiranagar, JP Nagar in the south and Yelahanka Town in the north. Today Bangalore is known as the 'Silicon Valley of India' for its heavy rate of growth and development in the IT sector.
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