Bengaluru

  The city's history dates back to around 890 CE, as found in a stone inscription found at the  Nageshwara Temple  in  Begur, Bangalore . In 1537 CE,  Kempé Gowdā , a feudal ruler under the  Vijayanagara Empire , established a  mud fort , considered the foundation of modern Bangalore and its oldest areas, or  pétés , which still exist. After the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire, Kempe Gowda declared independence; in 1638, a large  Adil Shahi  Bijapur army defeated Kempe Gowda III, and Bangalore was came under  Shahaji Bhonsle  as a  jagir  which later became his capital. The  Mughals  later captured Bangalore and sold it to  Maharaja   Devaraja Wodeyar II  of the  Kingdom of Mysore . [13]  When  Haider Ali  seized control of the kingdom, the administration of Bangalore passed into his hands.