Kempe Gowda I

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Indian ruler chieftain city founder feudatory ruler historical figure planner

Kempe Gowda I was a 16th-century chieftain of the Vijayanagara Empire renowned as the founder and planner of the city of Bengaluru in southern India.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian ruler → chieftain → city founder → feudatory ruler → historical figure → planner →
allegiance	Vijayanagara Empire →
alsoKnownAs	Hiriya Kempe Gowda → Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda →
associatedCity	Bengaluru →
associatedState	Karnataka →
associatedWith	Bengaluru history → Vijayanagara rulers →
birthCentury	16th century →
category	16th-century Indian people → Founders of cities → People from Bengaluru → Vijayanagara Empire people →
cityPlanned	Bengaluru →
commemoratedBy	Kempegowda Bus Station in Bengaluru → Kempegowda International Airport (named after him) → Kempegowda awards and memorials in Karnataka →
country	India →
deathCentury	16th century →
dynasty	Yelahanka Nadu chieftains →
era	Vijayanagara period →
ethnicity	Kannada →
founded	Bangalore fortifications → Bengaluru →
governedFrom	Yelahanka →
historicalRole	local governor under Vijayanagara suzerainty →
knownFor	developing Bengaluru as an urban center → founding the city of Bengaluru → planning the city of Bengaluru →
language	Kannada →
legacy	considered the founder of modern Bengaluru → statues erected in his honor in Bengaluru →
name	Kempe Gowda I →
notableAchievement	constructed a mud fort at Bengaluru → developed tanks and lakes around Bengaluru → laid out markets and residential areas in Bengaluru →
occupation	chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire →
region	South India →
religion	Hinduism →
ruledArea	Yelahanka principality →
title	Nadaprabhu →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kempe Gowda I ("Hiriya Kempe Gowda") → Kempe Gowda I ("Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda") →	alsoKnownAs
Bengaluru →	foundedBy
Kempe Gowda I →	name
Kempegowda International Airport →	namedAfter