The history of Bangalore is extremely interesting. There is a famous story regarding the establishment of Bangalore. It was in the year 1120 AD Veera Ballalla, one of the Chole Kings who ruled the Deccan plateau lost his way in the forest. During this time a old lady came to his help and offered him shelter as well as food for dinner. To show his respect and gratitude towards the old lady, he constructed a town it was named Benda Kalooru which meant Baked Beans.
Cholas played a major role in the history of Bangalore. Bangalore was captured by the Cholas in 1024 from the western Gangas. Later on in the year 1070, it passed on to the Chalukya-cholas. Later on in 1116 the Hoysala Empire captured Bangalore and overthrew the Cholas. It is said that Kempe Gowda I was the founder of modern Bangalore. Later in 1537, Kempe Gowda helped design this town in a new way and gave the city its present structure. Kempe Gowda nicknamed this city as "gandu bhoomi" or "Land of Heroes" and established the Nandi Temple here. It was the successors of Kempe Gowda's known as Kempe Gowda II who built four important towers which marked the boundary of Bangalore.
An important part of the history of Bangalore is the rule of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. It was after the death of Krishnaraja Wodeyar II that Hyder Ali, Commander-in-Chief of the Mysore Army captured this place in 1759. He became the the de facto ruler of Mysore during this time. Later on the kingdom passed to his son, known as Tipu Sultan. He was nicknamed as the Tiger of Mysore. Later on, in the Fourth Anglo Mysore War of 1799, Tipu Sultan was defeated by the British. During the 19th century, Bangalore became a twin city. In the pete area the residents were mostly the Kannadigas, and the "cantonment" area has mostly Tamils.
Today Bangalore is known to be the capital of Karnataka. In India, this city ranks among one of the fastest growing cities. And this is not only in India but also in Asia as well. The pleasant climate, friendly and educated people have made this city the Silicon Valley of India. All the major computer multinationals have set up their head office at Bangalore in India. It was Jawaharlal Nehru who nicknamed this as city as "India's city of the future". Bangalore is also popularly known as the "Garden City of India". This is because of the fact that there are large number of gardens and boulevards in this city. The senior citizens are attracted towards this city. As a result of this it is also nicknamed as "the retired man's paradise" as well.
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