{"id":155,"date":"2009-12-20T04:08:26","date_gmt":"2009-12-20T11:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangaloreorbit.com\/blog\/?p=155"},"modified":"2009-12-20T04:08:26","modified_gmt":"2009-12-20T11:08:26","slug":"history-of-bangalore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/history-of-bangalore\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Bangalore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The story how <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> came to be called by its present name has an interesting <strong>history<\/strong>. Once on a hunting  expedition King Ballala of the Hoysala dynasty lost his way in the jungle. Deep  inside the jungle, lived an old woman who took pity on the hungry and tired  hunter. The old woman was poor and had nothing else to offer but boiled beans.  But the king was so pleased with her hospitality that he named the entire city  as bele-benda-kalu-ooru, which in the local language Kannada means, the place  of boiled beans. The historical evidence of the name &#8220;Bengalooru&#8221; can  be found in a 9th century inscription found in a temple in the village of  Begur. Today the name has been shortened and anglicised after the British influence  and has come to be called <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the year 1120 AD,  the Chola King, Veera Ballalla ruled the Deccan plateau or the South of India.  On a hunting trip in the forest he lost his way. After a long search he met an  old lady in the forest who offered him shelter for the night and served him  baked beans for dinner. To show his gratitude to this lady for having saved his  life, the King constructed a town and named it as Benda Kalooru which means  Baked Beans. Later in 1537, a local chieftain, Kempe Gowda helped design this  town and give it its modern shape.<\/p>\n<p>The Gangas ruled  Gangavadi from Kolar starting c. 350 and later shifted their capital to  Talakadu.Their rule often extended over large parts of Tamilnadu.<\/p>\n<p>Though this has been  recorded by historian R. Narasimhachar in his &#8220;Epigraphia of  Carnatica&#8221; (Vol. 10 supplementary), no efforts have been made to preserve  it. The inscription stone found near Begur reveals, that the district was part  of the Ganga kingdom ruled from Gangavadi until 1024 C.E and was known as  &#8216;Benga-val-oru&#8217;, the City of Guards in old Kannada. In 1024 C.E, the Chola  Empire captured the city. Today, little evidence can be seen of this period. A  small village in south Bengalooru and one in Anantapur district bear the Chola  name but the residents are of native stock. The later Gangas often fought  alongside the Chalukyas, Rastrakutas and the Hoysalas. In 1117 C.E, the Hoysala  king Veera Ballala II defeated the Cholas in the battle of Talakad which lead  to the downfall of the Chola empire.<\/p>\n<p>There is an  inscription dated 1628 C.E in the Ranganatha Temple in Telugu. The English  translation of which is &#8220;Be it well, When Rajadhi-Raja-Parameshwara Vira  Pratapa Vira-Maha-Deva Maharaya seated in the Jewel throne was ruling the  empire of the world: When of the Asannavakula, the Yelahanka Nadu Prabhu  Kempanacharya-Gauni&#8217;s grandson Kempe Gowda&#8217;s son, Immadi Kempegaunayya was  ruling a peaceful kingdom in righteousness with the decline of the Vijayanagar  empire, the eclipse of the rule of Yelahanka Nadu Prabhus took place at the  dawn of the 17th century.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kempe Gowda marks the four corners of the city<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another historical figure instrumental in shaping the city  of <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> is a  feudal lord who called himself Kempe Gowda, and who served under the Vijayanagara  Kings. Hunting seemed to be a favourite past time in those days. During one of  his hunting bouts, Kempe Gowda was surprised to see a hare chase his dog.  Either his dog was chicken hearted or the hare was lion hearted one does not  know, but the episode surely made an impression on the feudal lord. He told  himself this is a place surely for heroes and heroics, and he referred to <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> from then onwards  as &#8220;gandu bhoomi&#8221; (heroic place). Kempe Gowda I, who was in charge of  Yelahanka, built a mud fort in 1537. With the help of King Achutaraya, built  the little towns of Balepet, Cottonpet, and Chickpet, all inside the fort.  Today, these little areas serve as the major wholesale and commercial market  places in the city. Kempegowda, the II built four watch towers to mark the  boundary of <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong>.  A hundred years later, Vijaynagar empire fell, and in 1638, it was conquered by  Mohammed Adil Shah, the Sultan of Bijapur.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a>&#8216;s origins sprang from the gifting of a  large piece of land from the Vijayanagar Emperor to Kempegowda. Kempegowda, a  then chieftain, used the land revenue to develop a town. He thereafter encouraged foreign merchants and artists to make the new  town their habitation. Once Kempegowda&#8217;s rule was over, <a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a> was ruled by  a number of sovereigns and dynasties. The strong rule of monarchs such as Tipu  Sultan and members of the Royal House Wodeyar enabled <a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a> to prosper  well.<\/p>\n<p>The roots of <a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a>&#8216;s name has also drawn a lot of  interest. The city was originally known as Benguluru. The earliest reference to  the name Benguluru was discovered in a 9th century Ganga inscription. This  inscription was found in Begur and Benguluru is referred to as a location in  which a battle took place. Another alternative theory however is that the name  Benguluru has a floral origin and is derived from the tree Benga. The locality  that was referred to as Benguluru in the Ganga inscription was originally a  hamlet and is close to the modern day district of Hebbal. Today however, the  hamlet is known as Halebenguluru (or Old <a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a>). The progression of  Benguluru&#8217;s name changing is thought to have stemmed from Kempegowda&#8217;s desire  for Benguluru to have a more Anglicized sound. It was therefore changed to  <a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a> and remained so until recent times, when the name Benguluru was  re-initiated.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>The  Beginning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> is believed to have been founded in 1537 by Kempe Gowda (1510 &#8211; 1570). During  the time of the Puranas,this region was known as &#8220;Kalyanapuri&#8221; or  &#8220;Kalyananagara&#8221;,the &#8220;City Auspicious&#8221;. The Mauryan  Emperor,Chandragupta Maurya,renounced his throne to become a Jain Monk at  Shravanabelagola,a Jain piligrimage center,southwest of <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Bengaluru was first mentioned in records from the Ganga era  as a small hamlet,the location of which coincides with modern Halebengaluru  near Kodigehalli (not far from Hebbal). It is said that when Kempe Gowda built  his new capital town in about 1537,he called it Bengaluru as his mother and  wife belonged to the hamlet of Hal\u00e9 Bengaluru (Old <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong>). The Government of Karnataka has  recently renamed the city of <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> as Bengaluru. Just as with Chennai they hope <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> will soon be known the world over by  its ancient name Bengaluru.<\/p>\n<p>Another version suggests that the name <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> derives from Benda  kalu,which means Boiled beans. It is said that a humble old lady served a 10th  century ruler,King Veeraballa of Vijayanagara who lost his way in the forest.  He liked the food so much he named the place Benda Kaluru,meaning &#8220;the  city of boiled beans&#8221;,to commemorate his experience. After the arrival of  the British,the city was given the anglicized name of &#8220;<strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vijayanagara and Kempe Gowda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kempe Gowda I (1510 &#8211; 1570), Modern Bengalooru was founded  by a feudatory of the Vijayanagara Empire, who built a mud fort in 1537. Kempe  Gowda also referred to the new town as his &#8220;gandu bhoomi&#8221; or  &#8220;Land of Heroes&#8221;.[4] Within Bengalooru Fort, the town was divided  into petes (IPA: [pe\u026ate\u026a]) or market. The town had two main streets: Chickkapete  Street ran east-west and Doddapete Street ran north-south. Their intersection  formed Doddapete square \u2014 the heart of then Bengalooru. Kempe Gowda&#8217;s  successor, Kempe Gowda II, built temples, tanks including Kempapura and  Karanjikere tanks and four watching towers that marked Bengalooru&#8217;s  boundary.[6]<\/p>\n<p>The four watching towers built then in Bengalooru are still  seen today.<\/p>\n<p>* in Lal Bagh<\/p>\n<p>* near Kempambudhi tank<\/p>\n<p>* near Ulsoor Lake<\/p>\n<p>* near Mekhri Circle<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sultanate of Bijapur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was captured by the Maratha chief Shahaji Bhonsle, father  of Shivaji, then working for the Adil Shahi sultans of Bijapur in 1638. During  the siege of Bengalooru, Shivaji&#8217;s elder brother Shambaji was killed by  Shahaji&#8217;s rivals, led by the Ghorpade of Mudhol, for which Shivaji was to later  exact revenge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mughal Influence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After conquering the Sultanate of Bijapur, the Mughals under  the commandership of Khasim Khan, then arrived in Bengalooru, which was then  ruled by Shivaji&#8217;s brother Vyankoji Bhonsale as a jagir (fief) of Bijapur in  1686; Vyankoji retreated further south.<\/p>\n<p>The Mughals in turn leased Bengalooru to the subsidiary  Kingdom of Mysore&#8217;s ruler Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar in 1689. In 1759, the  Wodeyar&#8217;s Commander-in-Chief Haider Ali made himself the de facto ruler of the  Mysore Kingdom, including Bengalooru, but maintained the Wodeyars as a  figurehead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Hyder Ali died, his son Tipu Sultan deposed the weak  Wodeyar, proclaimed himself Sultan. Under Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali the state  progressed economically and trade flourished with many foreign nations through  the ports of Mangalore. The French under Napoleon had promised to drive the  British from India. Tipu successfully stalled the British in the first, second  and third Anglo-Mysore Wars. Tipu, however, was defeated and ultimately killed  in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wodeyars and British East  India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lady Curzon hospital in the <a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a> Cantonment was  established in 1864 and later named after the first wife of the Viceroy of  India, Lord Curzon.<\/p>\n<p>Upon the passing of Tipu Sultan, the Wodeyars returned to  the throne of Mysore, and therefore Bengalooru, although only as figureheads.  Bengalooru remained part of British East India until Indian independence in  August, 1947.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Residency&#8217; of Mysore State was first established at  Mysore in 1799 and later shifted to Bengalooru in the year 1804. It was  abolished in the year 1843 only to be revived in 1881 at Bengalooru and finally  to be closed down in 1947 with the departure of the British.  (http:\/\/rajbhavan.kar.nic.in\/history\/fromresi-rajbhavan.htm)<\/p>\n<p>The British troops which were first stationed at  Srirangapatna after the fall of Tipu Sultan in 1799 were later shifted to the  Civil and Military Station of Bengalooru in 1809.<\/p>\n<p>The salubrious climate of Bengalooru attracted the ruling  class and led to the establishment of the famous Military Cantonment, a  city-state close to the old town of Bengalooru. The area became not only a  military base for the British but also a settlement for a large number of  Europeans, Anglo-Indians and missionaries.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a> Palace, built in 1887, was home to the rulers of  Mysore<\/p>\n<p>In Cantonment, the names of many of its streets are derived  from military nomenclature \u2014 Artillery Road, Brigade Road, Infantry Road and  Cavalry Road. The South Parade (now known as Mahatma Gandhi Road, was to the  south of the Parade Ground. The Plaza theatre was constructed in the year 1936  on the South Parade and was used by the soldiers for viewing Hollywood movies.  The British representative maintained a residence within the cantonment area  and his quarters was called the Residency and hence the name Residency Road.  Around 1883, three developments were added to the cantonment \u2014 Richmond Town,  Benson Town and Cleveland Town.<\/p>\n<p>The Cantonment has retained it distinct atmosphere through  the years with large populations of Anglo-Indians and Tamils from the British  era.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water shortages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The lack of water supplies within the city of Bengalooru was  first tacked in 1873 by building a chain of tanks called Miller&#8217;s Tanks in the  Cantonment area. Prior to this water was pumped from the Halsoor, Shoolay and  Pudupacherry tanks which were insufficient for the Civil and Military Station.  The city area drew water from a Karanjee system from Dharmambudhi and Sampangi  tanks. The Great Famine of 1875-77 and the failure of the monsoons led to  drying of all these water bodies. During this time water carriers Bihistis  supplied water. In 1882 the Sankey Reservoir was constructed at the cost of  5.75 Lakhs by Richard Hieram Sankey and collected rain water from an area of  2.5 sq miles. The water was said to be unsavoury and impure. On June 23, 1896  water was pumped from the Chamarajendra Reservoir (Hessarghatta) which dammed  the waters of the Arkavathi. This tank went dry for one year in 1925. It was  built at the cost of Rs 20,78,641. On 15 March 1933, the Thippagondanahalli  Reservoir was put into service. On 21 May 1961, the Integrated Water Supply  Scheme was inaugurated. This system collected water from the Cauvery river near  Halgur and pumped up at Thorekadanahalli, Voddaradoddi, Gantakanadoddi and  Tatguni and stored in reservoirs at Mount Joy, Byrasandra and High Grounds.[7]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plague-Crisis of 1898<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bengalooru was hit by a plague epidemic in 1898. The  epidemic took a huge toll and many temples were built during this time,  dedicated to the goddess Mariamma. The crisis caused by this epidemic catalyzed  the improvement and sanitation of Bengalooru and, in turn, improvements in  sanitation and health facilities helped to modernize Bengalooru.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Karnataka High Court.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Telephone lines were laid to help coordinate anti-plague  operations. Regulations for building new houses with proper sanitation  facilities came into effect. A health officer was appointed in 1898, the city  was divided into four wards for better coordination and the Victoria Hospital  was inaugurated in 1900 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy and Governor-General  of British India.<\/p>\n<p>City planning<\/p>\n<p>Telephone lines were laid to help coordinate anti-plague  operations. Regulations for building new houses with proper facilities of  sanitation came into effect. A health officer was appointed in 1898 and the  Victoria Hospital was inaugurated in 1900 by Lord Curzon,the then Viceroy. It  is also believed that the advent of railways was a causal factor for the  epidemic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/Application Data\/Adobe\/Dreamweaver 9\/OfficeImageTemp\/clip_image001.gif\" alt=\"&lt;a href=\" hspace=\" mce_href=\" width=\"2\" height=\"1\" align=\"right\" \/>Bangalore High Court&#8221;&gt;The  plague of 1898 also led to the expansion of <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong>. Basavanagudi (named after the  Basaveshwara Temple or the Bull Temple in the Sunkenahalli village) and  Malleshwaram (named after the Kadu Malleshwara Temple in the old Mallapura  village) were created during this time. Kalasipalyam (near the old fort) and  Gandhinagar were created between 1921-1931. Kumara Park came into existence in  1947 and Jayanagar in 1948.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> is a former cantonment and Civil and Military Station after 1881 and has roads  named according to military conventions such as Artillery Road,Brigade Road,CMH  Road,Infantry Road and Cavalry Road. The South Parade (presently Mahatma Gandhi  Road) was to the south of the Parade Ground. The cantonment area was  administered by a Resident and his quarters was called the Residency and hence  the Residency Road. In around 1883,three extensions were added to the Municipal  area of the Cantonment,namely,Richmond Town,followed by Benson Town and  Cleveland Town.<\/p>\n<p>Today the sprawling metropolitan region of <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> extends from Peenya  Indutrial Area in the West to Indiranagar and Whitefield in the East. And from  Yelahanka in the North to J.P. Nagar in the South<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> was never planned to be the boomtown metropolis it is now. Rather,it was viewed  traditionally as a place of retreat,also called a &#8216;Pensioner&#8217;s Paradise&#8217;. This  lack of planning has led to its current infrastructure problems.<\/p>\n<p>Several speculations have been made about how the name  &#8220;<strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong>&#8221;  came about. Based on information from the Gazetteer of India, Karnataka State, <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> District section,  the name &#8220;<strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong>&#8221;  is an anglicised version of &#8220;Bengalooru,&#8221; a word in the local Kannada  language that was given to a town. The story goes that this word was derived  from the phrase &#8220;bende kaalu ooru,&#8221; which translates into &#8220;the  town of boiled beans.&#8221; It is said that King Ballala of the Hoysala dynasty  lost his way in the jungle while on a hunting expedition. Tired and hungry, he  encountered a poor, old woman who offered him the only food she had &#8211; some  boiled beans. Grateful to her, the king named the place &#8220;bende kaalu  ooru.&#8221; However, historical evidence shows that &#8220;Bengalooru&#8221; was  recorded much before King Ballala&#8217;s time in a 9th century temple inscription in  the village of Begur. &#8220;Bengalooru&#8221; still exists today within the city  limits in Kodigehalli area and is called &#8220;Halebengalooru&#8221; or  &#8220;Old <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 1638, <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> was conquered by Bijapur Sultan and ruled for next 50 years. Later it was  captured by Mughals who held it for 3 years. In 1687, the Mughal Sultan of Sira  province sold <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> to king Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar of Mysore for 3 lac pagodas, who built a second  fort to the south of that built by Kempegowda I. In 1759, Hyder Ali received <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> as a jagir from  Krishna raja Wodeyar II. He fortified the southern fort and made <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> an army town. When  Tipu Sultan died in the 4th Mysore war in 1799, the British gave the kingdom,  including <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> back to Krishna raja Wodeyar III. The British Resident stayed in <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong>. In 1831, alleging  misrule by Krishna raja Wodeyar III, the British took over the administration  of the Mysore Kingdom. Under the British influence, <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> bloomed with modern facilities like  the railways, telegraphs, postal and police departments. In 1881, the British  returned the city to the Wodeyars. Diwans like Mirza Ismail, and sir  Vishweshwarayya were the pioneers to help <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> attain its modern outlook. With the  direct rule of the British Commissioners based in <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong>, it became the State Administrative  HQ. The destiny of <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> thus took a historic turn, making it eventually a major city of India and one  of the fastest growing in the world. After independence, <a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a>&#8216;s choice as  a state capital was only logical. Mysore had too many associations with the  royal family to be the capital of a new state with an elected Chief Minister  and a nominated Governor. Finally, for an enlarged Karnataka, <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> was more central  and better linked with the major cities of the country. Today, <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> is booming, and a  look at some of its nicknames says why: &#8220;India&#8217;s Silicon Valley,&#8221;  &#8220;Fashion Capital of India,&#8221; &#8220;The Pub City of India,&#8221; and  on. Home to well over 6 million people, and a base for 10,000 industries, <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> is India&#8217;s fifth  largest city and the fastest growing city in Asia.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1638<\/td>\n<td>Bengalooru is captured by the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Marathas<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1687<\/td>\n<td>Bengalooru is part of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Mughal    Empire<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1759<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Haider Ali<\/span> stages a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">coup<\/span><\/em> and Bengalooru, along with    the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Kingdom of Mysore<\/span> comes under his    rule<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1760<\/td>\n<td>Haider Ali designs plans for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Lal    Bagh<\/span>, importing plants from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Delhi<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Lahore<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Multan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1782<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tipu Sultan<\/span>, son of    Haider Ali, ascends to the throne after the death of his father<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1799<\/td>\n<td>Bengalooru is consolidated into the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">British East India<\/span> Empire after the defeat and    death of Tipu Sultan in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Fourth Anglo-Mysore    War<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1868<\/td>\n<td>The <em>Attara Kacheri<\/em>, or the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Karnataka High Court<\/span> is constructed under the    order of Sir Mark Cubbon, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">commissioner<\/span> of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Mysore<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1898<\/td>\n<td>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">bubonic plague<\/span> cripples Bengalooru.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1905<\/td>\n<td>Bengalooru becomes the first city in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">India<\/span> to have <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">electricity<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1947<\/td>\n<td>India gains independence. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Mysore    State<\/span> is incorporated into the union.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1973<\/td>\n<td>Mysore State is renamed <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Karnataka<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Important Historical Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  BC (-) Stone Age implements, Roman coins &amp; burial grounds unearthed.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  850 AD &#8216;Bengalooru&#8217; appears on Mauryan empire milestone<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1015 Chola Empire takes over City<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  C.1120 Veera Ballala II calls it &#8216;Benda Kalooru&#8217; or &#8216;Town of Boiled  Beans&#8217; (after a poor woman feeds him beans in the forest)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1537 Kempe Gowda I designs City as it exists today. (KG II builds the 4  towers)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1638 Shahaji Bhonsle (Shivaji&#8217;s father) captures City for Adil Shah who  gifts it to him<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1640 Shivaji marries <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> girl<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1687 Aurangzeb&#8217;s army captures City<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1690 Sells it to the Wodeyars for 3 lakhs!<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1759 Wodeyar gifts it to Hyder Ali who builds Lal Bagh<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1791 Cornwallis defeats Tipu but returns City to him<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1799 Tipu dies. City returned to Wodeyar<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1800 <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> GPO opened<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1809 Cantonment established<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1812 St. Mark&#8217;s Cathedral built<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1831 British take-over administration<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1853 Sunday declared weekly holiday<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1859 1st train steams out of City<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1864 Sankey builds Cubbon Park<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1867 Attara Kacheri built<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1887 <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> Palace built<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1898 The great plague. (Another plague-the 1st telephone rings)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1903 1st motorcar pollutes city<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1905 India&#8217;s 1st electric bulb lit in <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong> City Market<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1909 Indian Institute of Science built<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1940 1st flight <strong><a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/strong>\/Bombay<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1948 Deccan Herald launched<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0  1954 Vidhana Soudha built<\/p>\n<p><strong>Referece:<\/strong><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.bangaloreorbit.com\/district-of-karnataka\/bangalore-urban-district\/history-of-bangalore.html<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_<a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.indianetzone.com\/39\/history_<a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a>.htm http:\/\/www.thisismyindia.com\/about_<a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a>\/<a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a>-history.html<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.<a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a>-karnataka.com\/history.htm<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.indiaexpress.com\/<a title=\"Bangalore and Karnataka Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BangaloreOrbit.com\">Bangalore<\/a>\/eureka\/history.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story how Bangalore came to be called by its present name has an interesting history. 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