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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kempe Gowda I canonical | 14 |
| Hiriya Kempe Gowda | 1 |
| Kempe Gowda dynasty | 1 |
| Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hiriya Kempe Gowda
this entity surface form:
Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda
subject surface form:
Kempegowda International Airport
subject surface form:
Kempegowda Bus Station
this entity surface form:
Kempe Gowda dynasty