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Kempe Gowda I (27 June 1510 — 1569) locally venerated as Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, [2] [3] or commonly known as Kempe Gowda, was a governor under the Vijayanagara Empire in early-modern India. [4] [5] He is famous for the development of Bengaluru Pete in the 16th century. Kempegowda erected many Kannada inscriptions across the region. [6] [7] [8]
Kempe Gowda is a 2011 Kannada-language action film directed by Sudeepa, with dialogues by Anil Kumar, and produced by Shankar Gowda under Shankar Productions. The film stars Sudeepa and Ragini Dwivedi , alongside P. Ravi Shankar , Girish Karnad , Sharan , Mohan Juneja, Orata Prashanth, Karthik Jayaram and Jai Jagadish .
One of the four Kempegowda built towers which signified the town limits of early Bangalore is located in Lalbagh. The Kempe Gowda Museum is housed is the first floor of the heritage building of Mayo Hall. The building has been painted in the Cantonment colors of red and white. Mayo Hall's upper storey was earlier reserved for public meetings ...
Kempe Gowda I, Modern Bangalore was founded by a feudatory of the Vijayanagara Empire, who built a mud fort in the year 1537. Kempe Gowda also referred to the new town as his "gandu bhoomi" or "Land of Heroes". [5] Within Bangalore, the town was divided into petes (IPA:) or market. The town had two main streets: Chikkapete Street ran east ...
It was roughly constructed in the 16th century, said to be by Kempegowda I, the then chieftain of the Bengaluru area and a vassal of the Karnataka Empire (Vijayanagara Empire). The Ranganathaswamy Temple is Balepete, said to be constructed by the Kempegowda Chieftains, houses a Telugu language donatory inscription in the Kannada script. [2]
Bengaluru Pete is the area of Bengaluru city [1] which was established by Kempegowda I (c. 1510–1570) in 1537 with roads laid out in the cardinal directions, and entrance gates at the end of each road. [1] Kempegowda also termed the Pete he built as his "gandu bhoomi" or "Land of Heroes".
The museum is also home to the Halmidi inscription, the earliest Kannada inscription ever found (450 AD). [5] Kempegowda Museum is dedicated to Yelahanka chieftain Kempegowda (1513–1569) who is the founder of Bangalore city. The museum is located on the first floor of Mayo Hall. The museum has Kempegowda's statue as well as posters and ...
It was later renovated in the 16th century CE by Kempe Gowda, the founder of Bengaluru. One of the oldest temples in Bengaluru, Gavi Gangadhareshwara temple was built by Kempe Gowda in recognition after being released from a prison term of five years by Rama Raya. The temple Gavi is an architectural marvel that attracts the faithful by the hordes.