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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 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.
Kempegowda Museum is a government museum located in the city of Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka, India.It was established in the year 2011 is dedicated to Yelahanka chieftain Kempegowda (1513-1569) who was the founder of Bangalore city.
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 .
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.
According to the noted epigraphist and historian B. Lewis Rice, the Someshwara temple was built by Kempe Gowda II after coming to power in 1569 A.D. [5] However, there is another view that the temple was actually built by his descendant Kempavira Gowda III in 1712 A.D. Notable structures in the large temple complex include a spacious inner ...
Kempe Gowda I chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire. The city of Bengaluru was founded by Kempe Gowda in 1537. The city of Bengaluru was founded by Kempe Gowda in 1537. The word okka or okkalu is a Kannada word for a family or a clan [ 37 ] [ page needed ] and an okkaliga is a person belonging to such a family.
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".