Kempe Gowda I

Kempe Gowda I

Founder of Bangalore (1510–1569)

📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka India

Public Career & Background Dossier

Kempe Gowda I locally venerated as Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, or commonly known as Kempe Gowda, was a governor under the Vijayanagara Empire in early-modern India. He is famous for the development of Bengaluru Pete in the 16th century. Kempegowda erected many Kannada inscriptions across the region.

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