Kempe Gowda I
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Kempe Gowda I was a feudatory king under Vijayanagar empire.
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He founded the city of Bengaluru in 1537 and named it after their family deity’s consort, Kempamma.
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He is also credited with the construction of several lakes or keres for the purposes of drinking water and irrigation eg. the Dharmambudhi lake.