Kempe Gowda I

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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.

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Kempe Gowda I canonical 14
Hiriya Kempe Gowda 1
Kempe Gowda dynasty 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian ruler
chieftain
city founder
feudatory ruler
historical figure
planner
allegiance Vijayanagara Empire
alsoKnownAs Kempe Gowda I
surface form: Hiriya Kempe Gowda

Kempe Gowda I
surface form: Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda
associatedCity Bengaluru
associatedState Karnataka
associatedWith Bengaluru history
Tuluva dynasty
surface form: 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
surface form: Kempegowda International Airport (named after him)

Kempegowda awards and memorials in Karnataka
country India
deathCentury 16th century
dynasty Yelahanka Nadu chieftains
era Vijayanagara Empire
surface form: 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 self-link
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

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Bengaluru foundedBy Kempe Gowda I
Kempe Gowda I name Kempe Gowda I self-link
Kempe Gowda I alsoKnownAs Kempe Gowda I
this entity surface form: Hiriya Kempe Gowda
Kempe Gowda I alsoKnownAs Kempe Gowda I
this entity surface form: Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda
BLR namedAfter Kempe Gowda I
VOBL namedAfter Kempe Gowda I
subject surface form: Kempegowda International Airport
Nadaprabhu associatedWith Kempe Gowda I
Nadaprabhu honorificFor Kempe Gowda I
Nadaprabhu hasNotableBearer Kempe Gowda I
Kempegowda Bus Station in Bengaluru namedAfter Kempe Gowda I
subject surface form: Kempegowda Bus Station
Yelahanka foundingDynasty Kempe Gowda I
this entity surface form: Kempe Gowda dynasty