Kempe Gowda I

Kempe Gowda I
Kempe Gowda I
	Governor of Yalahanka Nadu (a principality under Vijayanagara Empire)
Born	Hiriya Kempegowda; 27 June 1510; Yelahanka, Vijayanagara Empire ; (modern day Bengaluru, Karnataka, India)
Died	1569 (aged 58–59); Bengaluru, Vijayanagara Empire ; (modern day Karnataka, India)
Resting place	Kempapura, Magadi, Ramanagara District; 13°00′53″N 77°04′53″E / 13.0146°N 77.08149°E
Other names	Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, Kempe Gowda
Known for	Fortifier of Bengaluru
Predecessor	Kempananje Gowda
Successor	Gidde Gowda
Children	Gidde 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. He wrote Ganga-gauri-vilasa (transl. The play of Ganga and Gauri), a yakshagana (verse-play) in Telugu.^[6] He is commemorated with various statues and memorials and many places are named after him in Bangalore.

^ vinod2407 (3 September 2012). "Yelahanka – Birth Place of KempeGowda". yelahankaupdate. Retrieved 25 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Namma Metro's bane now lies in a name".
^ "Nada Prabhu Jayanthi this year, every year: Siddaramaiah". 27 June 2017.
^ Tagliacozzo, Eric; Siu, Helen F.; Perdue, Peter C. (5 January 2015). Asia Inside Out: Changing Times. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-96694-9.
^ vinod2407 (3 September 2012). "Yelahanka – Birth Place of KempeGowda". yelahankaupdate. Retrieved 1 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Sheldon Pollock, ed. (2003). Literary Cultures in History: Reconstructions from South Asia. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 378. ISBN 0520228219. OCLC 46828947. But even writers from purely Kannada- speaking communities took to writing in Telugu, which raises questions again on the relationship between writerly choices and languages. Kempegowda (1513–1569), the builder of the city of Bangalore, wrote Gañgagaurivilasa (The play of Gañga and Gauri), a yaksagana ( verse-play) in Telugu

[auto-1] vinod2407 (3 September 2012). "Yelahanka – Birth Place of KempeGowda". yelahankaupdate. Retrieved 25 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[indiatimes.com22-2] "Namma Metro's bane now lies in a name".

[Deccan_Chronicle22-3] "Nada Prabhu Jayanthi this year, every year: Siddaramaiah". 27 June 2017.

[4] Tagliacozzo, Eric; Siu, Helen F.; Perdue, Peter C. (5 January 2015). Asia Inside Out: Changing Times. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-96694-9.

[5] vinod2407 (3 September 2012). "Yelahanka – Birth Place of KempeGowda". yelahankaupdate. Retrieved 1 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[pollock2-6] Sheldon Pollock, ed. (2003). Literary Cultures in History: Reconstructions from South Asia. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 378. ISBN 0520228219. OCLC 46828947. But even writers from purely Kannada- speaking communities took to writing in Telugu, which raises questions again on the relationship between writerly choices and languages. Kempegowda (1513–1569), the builder of the city of Bangalore, wrote Gañgagaurivilasa (The play of Gañga and Gauri), a yaksagana ( verse-play) in Telugu

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Kempe Gowda I
Governor of Yalahanka Nadu (a principality under Vijayanagara Empire)
Born	Hiriya Kempegowda (1510-06-27)27 June 1510 Yelahanka,^[1] Vijayanagara Empire (modern day Bengaluru, Karnataka, India)
Died	1569(1569-00-00) (aged 58–59) Bengaluru, Vijayanagara Empire (modern day Karnataka, India)
Resting place	Kempapura, Magadi, Ramanagara District 13°00′53″N 77°04′53″E / 13.0146°N 77.08149°E / 13.0146; 77.08149
Other names	Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, Kempe Gowda
Known for	Fortifier of Bengaluru
Predecessor	Kempananje Gowda
Successor	Gidde Gowda
Children	Gidde Gowda
Parent(s)	Kempananje Gowda, Lingamma