born :27 June 1510, Yelahanka , Bengaluru.
parents: Kempa Nanji Gowda .
children: Gidde Gowda
structures: Bengaluru fort.
full name : Hiriya Kempe Gowda.
place of burial: tomb of Kempe Gowda
nadaprabhu kempegowda , also known as kempegowda i, was a chieftain under the vijayanagara empire and is widly regarded as the founder of bengaluru . he is celebrated for his vision in developing the city in the 16th century, including building the bangalore fort and establishing the bengaluru pete.
who is the founder of Bangalore city?
kempe gowda i, the founder of bangalore, was a visionary leader under the vijayanagara empire. in 1537, he decided to build a fortified city at the junction of several trade routes, which would serve as a center for commerce and administration.
Kempe Gowda I ( 27 June 1510 -1569 ) locally venerated as Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda , or commonly known as Kempe Gowda , was a governor under the Vijayanagar empire in early – modern india . he is famous for the development of Bengaluru Pete in the 16th century .
Reign
fourth in succession from Bhairave Gowda , founder of the dynasty of the Avati Nadu and great grandson of Jaya Gowda is the most famous of the Yelahanka rulers . Kempe Gowda assumed the chieftaincy of Yelahanka Nadu from his father in 1513 and would reign for 46 years .
early life :
Hiriya Kempe Gowda was born in the Yelahanka suburb of Bengaluru in the moras Vokkaliga community to Kempa Nanji Gowda , the ruler of Yelahanka for more then 70 years . the Morasu Vokkaligas were Vijayanagar vassals at Yelahanka .
construction of bengaluru.
it is believed that that kempe gowda envisioned a town out of vast woodlands and plateaus during a hunting expedition when he ventured from yelahanka towards the shivanasamudra with his courtier veeranna and eldest son gidde gowda.
in 1526, kempe gowda conquered the sivagange principality , 48 kilometres from bangalore on the bangalore – pune highway . he then annexed domlur within this vast forest area, and with imperial permission of the vijayanagar emperor achyutharaya , he built bangalore fort and the town in 1537, and moved his capital from yelahanka to the new bengaluru pete , the foundation of present – day bangalore city .
fearing kempe gowdas rise in power at penukonda , jagadevaraya , a neighbouring poleygar at channapattana, lodged a complainst emperor sadashiva raya . kempe gowda s territories were territories. over the following years, however, pleased with his activities, the emperor would bestow kempe gowda the nearby villages of uisoor, begur , varthur, , jigani, thalagattapura kumbalgodu , kengeri, and banavara.
Bangalore fort
kempe gowda built a red fort with eight gates and a moat surrounding it. inside the fort two roads ran frokm north to south and east to west . the other roads were made parallel or perpendicular to them. on an auspicious moment fixed by an astrologer, kempe gowda harnessed square , at the