Bangalore - The History and Expansion of the Tech City

Bangalore, the city of Karnataka, is now known as the I.T. hub of India. It was once called Bendakaluru and was founded by Kempe Gowda I. As per the shreds of evidence, the city dates back to at least c. 890.

In 1024 C.E., the Chola Empire was established in the city, and the Chola was the region's rule. The Cholas ruled over Bangalore for a long time, that is, almost a century. It is said that the Cholas defeated the Gangas and hence gained supremacy over Bangalore. During that time, they also built several temples such as Chokkanathaswamy temple, MukthiNatheshwara Temple, Choleswara temple, and the Someshwara Temple being the major ones.

Later, Gangas, who lost Bangalore to Cholas, fought together with Chalukyas, Rastrakutas, and the Hoysalas. In 1117 C.E, the Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana defeated the Cholas, and hence Hoysalas gained control over Bangalore. This victory was apparently of the Gangas who regained control over the city.

The origin of the city is considered the 9th century; however, the creation of the modern Bangalore was first performed by a feudatory of the Vijayanagara Empire, Kempe Gowda I. He built a mud fort there and four watchtowers to depict the boundaries of the small town then. These towers can still be seen in Bangalore's heart; however, the city is now expanded significantly.

The feudatory also referred to the new town as "gandubhoomi" or "Land of Heroes". The town was divided into the market with two main streets: Chickkapete Street to East and West and Doddapete Street toward North and South.

At that time, Bangalore was under the Sultanate of Bijapur and was ruled by Shivaji's brother Venkoji/ EkojiBhonsale. Mughals, who were operating under the command of Khasim Khan, attempted to take Bangalore under their role. EkojiBhonsale witnessing this, offered to sell Bangalore to ChikkaDevaraja Wodeyar in 1689 for three lakhs.

Later, the Wodeyar King Krishnaraja Wadiyar II arranged Bangalore for his Dalvoy Hyder Ali in 1759. When Hyder died in 1782, his son Tipu Sultan took the command and stated himself as Sultan. In his Kingdom, the state progressed economically by trading with many foreign nations.

In the meantime, Britishers always made attempts to control Bangalore. However, this was not an easy fight to win over, and the British Government always got disappoint. The Mysorean Army in 1768, for instance, made the British Army lift the siege of Bangalore. However, during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799, Tipu Sultan was defeated and killed, and then Bangalore was captured by the British armies.

The Bangalore Palace was built in 1887, and it was home to the rulers there. Upon the passing of Tipu Sultan, British East India ruled over Bangalore and it continued until India got its independence in 1947.

The decent climate of Bangalore became a reason for the establishment of the famous Military Cantonment. This place not just became the military base for the British, but also a large number of Europeans, Anglo-Indians and missionaries found their settlement.

In Cantonment, the streets' names were inspired by military terminologies such as Artillery Road, Brigade Road, Infantry Road, and Cavalry Road. A Plaza theatre was constructed in1936 on the South Parade that was South of the parade ground; it was designed for the soldiers for viewing Hollywood movies.

The Residency Road name came from the residence of the British representative. In 1883, three more expansions happened in the Cantonment, known as Richmond Town, Benson Town, and Cleveland Town. There was a large part of the population who were Anglo-Indians and Tamils from the British era in the area.

In 1947, India gained its independence from British rule and sent them back to their country. Bangalore remained in the Mysore State, and it served as the capital of the unified and linguistically homogeneous Mysore, which was named Karnataka in 1973.

Independence led Bangalore to a well-developed city since many expansions took place. Several public sector employment and education opportunities were brought for Kannadigas. Bangalore's manufacturing base also expanded and continued to expand; many private companies set manufacturing in the city. Industrialization happened on a vast level, which created the Bangalore that we today are aware of. Get Accurate Rahu Kalam Bangalore from Astropedia