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1527
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Kempagowda
1 (1513-1569), a chieftain in the vijayanagar empire,built
the town of Bangalore in the Yelahanka province and his son
built the 4 famous watch towers.
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1638
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Bangalore
is gifted to Shahaji (father of Shivaji).
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1640
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Shivaji
gets married in Bangalore.
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1644
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Venkaji,
stepbrother of Shivaji inherits Bangalore.
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1687
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Mughals
conquer Bangalore and the command is under the mughal subedar
of Sira province.
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1690
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The
Sira Subedar sells Bangalore to Chikkadevaraja Wodayar for
3 lakhs pagaodas.Bangalore becomes a part of Mysore Kingdom.
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1759
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Hyder
Ali gets Bangalore as jagir from Wishnaraja Wodayar II. Plans
lalbagh gardens and imports exotic plants from all over the
world.
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1799
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Tippu
Sultan, son of Hyder Ali, dies with Fourth Mysore war.As per
partition treaty, Bangalore is restored under the rule of
Krishnaraja Wodayar III.
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1800
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GPO
is opened.
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1803
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A
runner line of postal service between Bombay, Madras &
Bangalore s established.
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1809
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South
India's largest cantonment is established at Ulsoor.
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1831
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British
take over the administration of the Mysore kingdom.Bangalore
becomes administrations HQ of state.
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1840
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Inception
of first printing press in Kannada.
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1844
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St.Patricks
Church of Brigade road.
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1853
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Telegraph
services commence.
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Sunday
is declared a holiday.
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Currency
changes from Kantheeraya pagoda to rupee.
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1858
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Central
college opens affiated to Madras University.
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1859
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First
railway from Bangalore to Jolarpet commissioned.
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Bangalore
Herald, an english bi-weekly published.
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1863
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Bangalore
club firmed.
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1864
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Cubbon
Park is created and named after the famous commissioner Sir.
Mark cubbon.
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1866
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Police
department is firmed.
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Bowring
Hospital.
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1870
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Bangalore
Golf club firmed.
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1881
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Mysore
Kingdom is restored to the Wodayars.
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1882
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Bangalore-Mysore
railway inaugrated.
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1889
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The
Lalbagh Glass house is built.
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1898
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New
extentions created sanitation facilities improved telephone
services commissioned.
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1901
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Victoria
Hospital established.
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1903
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The
first, motor car on roads of Bangalore.
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1904
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RamaKrishna
ashrama established.
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1905
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First
city in India, Bangalore, to get electric lamps which are
lit in the City Market.
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1908
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Cantonment
gets electric power.
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1909
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IIsc
is established.
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1913
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Dewan
Visweshwaraiya founds state Bank of Mysore.
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1916
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Mysore
university is firmed.
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1937
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Bangalore
connected by air to Bombay by India Aviation Development IO.
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1940
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Bangalore
Transport Compay Ltd commences with a fleet of 20 buses.
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1949
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Bangalore
Municipal Corporation firmed.
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1955
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Vidhana
Soudha, housing the state secretariat and legislative, built.
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1956
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Bangalore
becomes the capital of unified creater Mysore.
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1964
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Bangalore
University established.
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1980
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Bangalore
becomes the preferred location for computers companies...
"The silicon valley of India".
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