history of bangalore

1. Early History(1000BCE- 200CE)
Introduction
 The Bangalore citysettlementstartedwiththe searchof asource of waterand drainage of
the soil.
 The Bangalore cityworkedas eatand westseparately
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture prevailedinvalleystowards northandeastirrigatedbylakesandwells
PASTORALCOMMUNITIES
Thrivedinthe Southand Westernpartsof Bangalore withscrubjunglesanddense forests
The major dynastiesthatshapedBangalore were the Gangas,CholasandHoysalas
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15th
century
In 15th centuryyelahankahadbecome seatof yelahankaNaduprabhu
Jaya gowdawasthe founderof yelahankanodaprabhu.
YalahankaNaduprabhu whengowdas ortillersof the clanthey belongtothe mora suvokklusutor,
The ancestorswho were migrantsof Canjeevaramtheywerenotthe Similarsectorof tothe
Gangadicara Gowda's of otherparts of Karnataka.(Gangadicara. -- wasthe abbrevationof
Gangavaadi kaara)
These people startedthe weaverscommunityinyelahanka.
Inhabitants of gangavaads,the relicof gangarule and had since survivedonthispartof Karnataka.
Howeverwiththe lapse of time,sectorgotassimilatedwiththe othergowdasof Karnatakagenerally
calledVokkaligis(theyare agriculture,animal husbandry,soldieryoccupants).
10 milessouthof yelahanka,Shivanasamudra,amudfort wasbuiltto rule the agricultural land.This
was the creationof the shivanasamudraterritory.The fortresswasbuiltaroundthe territory.
The site was at the elevatedridge slopingtowardsthe east.Rockyhillstowardsthe westand
undulatingterraintowardsthe east.Thisdescribedthe geographyasridge andvalley.
OldBangalore wassituatedinthe valleyandnew cityinundulatingarea.Peoplefromoldsitystarted
tradinggoods,weaversof Kanchi totraders of goods

2. 1532 rulerof VijayanagaraAchyutarayaappointedHiriyaKempegowda( founderof the city) asthe
feudatorylord,hisfamilyrulednearYelahankaandwere calledthe YelahankaNadaprabhus
1537 KempegowdarequestedAchyutarayatobuildafort
Immadi Kempegowda(Kempegowda2) reignedfrom1569 builtfamouswatchtowersatAlasuru,
Hebbal,Lalbagh,KempambudiKere
1638 Adil Shahrulerof BijapursentRanadullaKhan& Shahji Bhonsle ( Chatrapati Shivaji’sfather) to
conquerYelahanka.Theydefeated Kempegowda2andthe rule of the familycame toan end
Shahaji wasappointedasthe feudatoryof Bangalore.He waspleasedwiththe securityof the fort
and climate of Bangalore andmade itthe headquarters,furtherbeautifiedthe cityalso builtthe
Gowri Mahal in Chickpete
1664 Ekoji (sonof Shahaji) wasappointedasthe headafterthe deathof Shahaji.
1675 Ekoji transferredthe capital toThanjavur
Ekoji and Shivaji were rivalsthusthe powerof ChikkadevarajaWodeyarof Mysore grew.Small
clashesbetweenWodeyarsandMarathaspersistedwhichwasoftenwonbyWodeyars
1687 Ekoji soldBangalore tothe Wodeyarsfor Rs.3 Lakhs
KasimKhan(general of Aurangzeb) wassenttoseize Bangalore,Shivaji’ssonwassenttopre-empt
Mughalswhichwas toolate.
ChikkadevarajaWodeyarjoinedthe Mughals
Later MughalssoldBangalore to ChikkadevarajaWodeyar
ChikkadevarajaWodeyarbuiltanewfortsouthof the mudfort builtbyKempegowda
Until mid-1700’s Bangalore remainedwithWodeyars( brief Maratharule inmid1700s)
1770 HyderAli and TipuSultantookoverBangalore (centre formanufacturingarmsandammunition
& commercial hubfor silkandtextiles) The mudfort wasprotectedbya ditch andthorny bushes.
1780’s Banglore feel inthe eyesof the East IndiaCompany
Late 1700’s Britishlost2 battlestoHyderAli
1789 3rd AngloMysore war
1791 war reachedBangalore ledbyCharlesCornwallis
4am, 7th March, 1791 The Battle of the Pettah
InfantryledbyLt. Cockerel
ArtilleryledbyLt.Col.JosephMoorhouse
movedtowardsYelahankaGate,Mysore Armyreturnedfire soonthe outergate fell within2hrsold
mudfort was captured.2000 Mysoreanswere killedand131 Britishsoldierslosttheirlives
1807 Bangalore Cant.was administeredbythe British
1831 all of Mysore was administeredbythe British

3. After1881: rule revertedbacktothe Mysore Royal dynasty
Late 18th
and early 19th
century
 BritishtookoverMysore in 1799 and createdagrahara,builtlarge temple andconstructed
tanks
 Brahminand warriorstookoverBangalore andlaida tax on agriculture
 The economyfell foralmost2 and half centuriestorevive inthe early20th
century
20th
century
ECONOMY
Bangalore wasa flourishingcentre of textileandexportedseveral goodsto the subcontinents.They
were the hubof art and silkproduction.Thisdeclinedin19th
century. Duringworldwar 1, Bangalore
became the hubto produce horse blanketsandparachute silk.Thispavedwaytostart millsin
westernpartof Bangalore
 A well plannedtownship wasdevelopedduringthe early1980s tothe northof the city
 It isa traditional place of weavers
 The silkhandloomhasbeenthe lifeline of yelahankapeople over2 centuries.Now theyhave
spreadto otherparts of Bangalore
 Yelahankahasthe largestmilkdiaryof Karnataka State knownas motherdiarya processing
unitof the state run Karnatakamilkfederation
 Yelahankahousesthe rail wheelfactory,aproductionunitof indianrailways.Itisthe largest
manufacturerof railwaywheelsandaxlesandwasuntil recentlyalsothe proprietary
manufacturersof these productsinIndia
AGRICULTURE AND FARMING
 Cropslike paddy,rice andragi were beingcultivatedata small scale inthe area with
irrigationfromnumerouslakesinthe area.Now agriculture andfarmingexistsnomore due
to urbanisationandindustrialisation.
 Governmentresearchfacilitiesexistaroundyelahankainthe formof Gandhi Krishi Vigyana
Kendraunderthe universityof agriculturalsciences
In late 20th
century,as labourersincreased,pressure onthe core cityalso increasedintermsof job
scarcity andhousingshortage.
To ease the pressure,YelahankanewtownandKengeri satellitetownwere establishedtoprovide
employmentopportunities.

4. Importanttrade routessuch as the Madras-Bhatkal route fromthe east to westcoastsand the
Chitradurga-Dharmapuri route fromnorthtosouthintersectedinthe Bangalore region.
The Yelahanka-dvaraplayedavital role asitwas the mainentrance to the city; all ritualsand
processionsusedtogothroughthisgate.Today, thisisstill done duringthe Karagafestival.
Hospitality
The localityhasa goodpresence of starhotelslike ShreyasResidency andHoppersStop.The
Ramanashree CaliforniaResortisaresortlocatedinthe area.The areahas restaurantslike Beijing
Bites,Satgun – The Sai LeelaHotel,PapaJohn’s,andCoringawhere varietiesof cuisinesare served.
The localityalsohasbars and pubslike NesaraBar – The Sai Leela,TawaTandoor Aur Tadka etc.
There are alsomultiple retail opportunities
Healthcare
The localityhasmultispecialtyandgeneral hospitalslikeNavachethanaHospital andNehaPrakash
Hospital.Clinicsandpharmaciesare alsopresentinthe area.
Proposed Plans
The proposedPhase IIIof NammaMetro will have a stationat KogiluRoadCrosswhichwill further
improve the neighborhood’sconnectivityTheproposedgas-basedpowerplantwhichistocome up
at YelahankaTrackdoublingof Yelahanka-Penukondaroute isproposedThe KarnatakaState Tourism
DevelopmentCorporation(KSTDC) hasproposedtodevelopAllalasandraLake,YelahankaNew Town
intoan eco-tourismdestinationwithfacilitieslike abirdsanctuary,boating,andexhibitionsfor
children