Bangalore

After centuries of the rule of the Western Bengaluru was captured by the in 1024 CE which later passed on to the Chalukya-cholas in 1070. In 1116 the, overthrew the Cholas and extended its rule over Bangalore. Modern Bangalore was founded by a of the Vijayanagara Empire, Kempe Gowda I, who built a mud-brick fort and a in the proximity of modern Bangalore in 1537. Kempe Gowda referred to the new town as his "gandubhūmi" or "Land of Heroes".

Within Bangalore Fort, the town was divided into smaller divisions – each called a "pete" The town had two main streets, which ran east-west, and Doddapete Street, which ran north-south. Their intersection formed the Doddapete Square — the heart of Bangalore. Kempe Gowda's successor, Kempe Gowda II, built four famous towers that marked Bangalore's boundary. During the Vijayanagara rule, Bangalore was also referred to as "Devarāyanagara" and "Kalyānapura" ("Auspicious City"). After the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire, Bangalore's rule changed hands several times.

In 1638, a army led by Ranadulla Khan and accompanied by defeated Kempe Gowda III and Bangalore was given to Shahji as . In 1687, the general Kasim Khan defeated Ekoji, son of Shahji, and then sold Bangalore to Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar (1673–1704) of Mysore for 300,000 rupees. After the death of Krishnaraja Wodeyar II in 1759, , Commander-in-Chief of the Mysore Army, proclaimed himself the ruler of Mysore. The kingdom later passed to Hyder Ali's son, known as the Tiger of Mysore. Bangalore was eventually incorporated into the Empire after Tippu Sultan was defeated and killed in the (1799). The British returned administrative control of the Bangalore "pētē" to Mysore, choosing only to retain the under their jurisdiction.

The 'Residency' of Mysore State was first established at Mysore in 1799 and later shifted to Bangalore in the year 1804. It was abolished in the year 1843 only to be revived in 1881 at Bangalore and to be closed down permanently in 1947, with Indian independence. The British, found it easier to recruit employees in the and relocate them to cantonment area during this period. The Kingdom of Mysore relocated its capital from city to Bangalore in 1831. Two important developments during this period contributed to the rapid growth of the city: the introduction of telegraph connections and a rail connection to Madras in 1864.