| 4000
B.C. (Middle Stone Age) |
Stone implements that date
back to the middle stone age, were discovered at Jalahalli,
Siddapura and Jadigenahalli, which are on the outskirts
of Bangalore
|
| 27
B.C. |
 Coins
of Roman Emperor Augustus, Tyberius and Claudius were
found at Yeshawanthapur and HAL, which proved Bangalore’s
contact with overseas countries.
|
| 890
A.D. |
 This
is an inscription on a "Viragal" (hero stone)
dating back to 890 A.D. at Begur, 15 kms east of
Bangalore. Apart from describing a battle the Gangas were
involved in, it also mentions a place called "Bangaluroo".
This stone was discovered in 1916 and has fuelled
the speculation on how Bangalore got its name.
Origin
of the name.
|
| 1024
A.D. |
| The area became a part of the Chola Empire,
which conquered the Ganga kingdom. The South Bangalore
region was called Nikarilacholamandala. |
| 1100
A.D. |
King Vira Ballala Raya II,
the then ruler of the Hoysala dynasty, in honour of the
hospitality extended to him by an old woman, set up a
township at the site, calling it "Bendakaluru"
or  the
"town of boiled beans". This area is the present day
village of Kodigehalli, west of Hebbal. Over
the centuries the name mutated into "Bengaluru", later
getting anglicised to Bangalore. The Bendakaluru township
remained a part of the Hoysala Empire from 12th-16th century.
Origin
of the name.
|
| 12th
century A.D. |
Bangalore remains a part of the Hoysala Empire from the
12th to 16th century.
|
| 13th
century A.D. |
A part of Hoysala inscription showing the Kannada script
as it looked in the 13th century. The earliest existing
example of Kannada writing is the Halmidi inscription
of the fifth century. Since the advent of printing, the
'head strokes' of the letters have become horizontal.
A feature of the Kannada script is the profusion of circles
and arcs and the avoidance of angles or vertical lines.
Hampi - The Erstwhile Capital of
the Vijayanagar Empire
The ruins of forts, palaces, temples and statues in Hampi
speak of a civilization that flourished more than
400 years ago. You can picture the splendor of Vijayanagar
at its best by climbing the steps leading to a small shrine
on the top of a hill called the Matanga Parvatha.
more....
|
| 1537
A.D. |
The
 story
of Bangalore as we know it begins here.... Kempe Gowda
I (1513 - 1569), a local chieftain ruling the Yelahanka
province of the Vijayanagar empire, founded the city by
building a mud fort in 1537 and called it "Bengalooru".
A point to note is that this area is not the traditional
Bengaluru that is attributed to Vira Ballala Raya II.
Now, why Kempe Gowda I decided on the name "Bengalooru"
is a matter of speculation as is the legend regarding
the building of the main gate of the fort.
|
| 1569
to 1630 A.D. |
Kempe Gowda II, took over from his father, and built the
four towers in Bangalore -
* in Lal Bagh
* near Kempambudhi tank
* near Ulsoor Lake
* near Mekhri Circle .
He is also responsible for building several tanks, one
near Kempapura and another called Karanjikere Tank near
the Bangalore Fort.
Kempambudhi Tank.
|
| 1638
to 1640 A.D. |
 The
Bijapur Army, led by Ranadulla Khan, with Shahaji Bhonsle
as second in command, captured Bangalore Fort.
Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur, gifted Bangalore
and the surrounding areas as a jagir, to Shahaji.
Shivaji, Shahaji's son, stayed in Bangalore for two years.
While here, he married a Bangalore Maratha girl, Saibai
Nimbalkar and was given Pune as jagir.
|
| 1648
to 1664 A.D. |
The Sultan of Bijapur had Shahaji arrested. When Shahaji
complied with the condition that he surrender the forts
of Bangalore and Singhad (in Maharashtra,) he was released
and restored as a Minister. Shahji died at Basavapattana
near Bangalore, after falling off his horse on a hunting
expedition.
|
| 1687
A.D. |
Bangalore was easily captured
by the Mughal Commander Khasim Khan, as Venkoji (one of
Shahaji's sons and Shivaji's half brother) had left it
untended and was stationed in Tanjavoor (present day Tanjore).
|
| 1690
A.D. |
|
 The
Mughal subedar of the Sira province sold Bangalore to
Chikkadeva Raya, a descendent of the Wodeyar family
of Mysore for 3 lakh rupees. Bangalore thus became a
part of the Mysore Kingdom. Chikkadeva Raya was an astute
ruler and introduced an efficient postal system. He
died in 1704.
|
| 1759
A.D. |
|
 Haider
Ali received Bangalore as a jagir from Krishnaraja Wodeyar
II. He got the Delhi Gate built in the north and the
Mysore Gate in the south.
|
| 1760
A.D. |
 Haider
Ali laid down plans for Lalbagh gardens, importing plants
from as far as Delhi, Lahore and Multan. Tipu Sultan,
his son, expanded the gardens adding more exotic plants
from Persia, Turkey, etc. By now the threat posed by the
English was looming large on Haider Ali's horizon. He
had a single-minded and clear mission and that was to
drive the English out of the South. Gardens
of Bangalore. |
| 1780-1782
A.D. |
Several battles were fought
against the English. In the Battle of Polilur (about 20
Kms from Kanchipuram) the English suffered heavy  losses.
The picture depicts the death of a Colonel at one of Bangalore's
Gates. It is interesting to note that Haider Ali had an
African, Sidi Hilal Bakshi, in charge of his rocket corps.
Some of the English soldiers captured in this battle were
imprisoned in Bangalore. Haider Ali died in 1782.
|
| 1791-1792
A.D. |
The Third Mysore War centred around Bangalore. Bangalore
witnessed a bloody battle between Tipu Sultan and Lord
Cornwallis. The British, led by Lord Cornwallis, defeated
Tipu Sultan and occupied Bangalore for one year. The picture
shows two of Tipu Sultan's sons being handed over to Lord
Cornwallis as hostages till he could pay an indemnity
of three crore rupees! This was according to the treaty
of Srirangapatnam (March 1792) when Bangalore was returned
to Tipu Sultan.
Tiger of Mysore.
|
| 1799
A.D. |
Lord Wellesley the Governor-General at the end of the
1790s, declared war against Tipu Sultan in 1799. When
Tipu Sultan was killed in his beloved capital Srirangapatnam
on May 4, 1799, it marked the beginning of British era
in South India. The Partition Treaty of Mysore was drawn
up on Tipu Sultan's death and Bangalore came under Maharaja
Krishnaraja Wodeyar's rule.
Tiger
of Mysore. |
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