Kempe Gowda I

Kempe Gowda I
108-foot tall statue of Kempegowda near Kempegowda International Airport
Born
Hiriya Kempegowda

(1510-06-27)27 June 1510
Yelahanka,[1] Vijayanagara Empire
(modern day Bengaluru, Karnataka, India)
Died1569(1569-00-00) (aged 58–59)
Bengaluru, Vijayanagara Empire
(modern day Karnataka, India)
Resting placeKempapura, Magadi, Ramanagara District
13°00′53″N 77°04′53″E / 13.0146°N 77.08149°E / 13.0146; 77.08149
Other namesNadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, Kempe Gowda
Known forFortifier of Bengaluru
PredecessorKempananje Gowda
SuccessorGidde Gowda
ChildrenGidde Gowda
Parent(s)Kempananje Gowda, Lingamma

Kempe Gowda I (27 June 1510 — 1569) locally venerated as Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda,[2][3] or commonly known as Kempe Gowda, was a governor under the Vijayanagara Empire in early-modern India.[4][5] He is famous for the development of Bangalore Town in the 16th century. Kempegowda erected many Kannada inscriptions across the region.[6][7][8]

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