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Bangalore

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Bangalore (băng-gəlôr`), city (1991 pop. 2,651,000; metropolitan area 4,130,288), capital of Karnataka Karnataka (kärnä`təkə) or Carnatic
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 state, S central India, 3,000 ft (914 m) above sea level. A major industrial and transportation area of S India, Bangalore is the economically vibrant center of India's high-technology sector, including computer, biotechnology, and aircraft industries as well as international telecommunications services. The city is also an important Indian design center. Well-planned, with numerous parks and wide streets, it is a famous retirement place because of its mild climate.

It was founded in 1537, taken by Haidar Ali Haidar Ali or Hyder Ali (both: hī`dər älē`), 1722–82, Indian ruler.
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 (c.1760), but restored to the original rulers of Bangalore after the British defeated Tippoo Sahib Tippoo Sahib or Tipu Sahib (both: tĭp`
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, the son of Haidar Ali, at Shrirangapatna in 1799. It was British India's military and civil administrative station from 1831 to 1881. The remains of the palace of Tippoo Sahib and several institutes of learning, notably the Indian Institute of Science, are outstanding landmarks. The city is being renamed to Bengaluru, the name of the city in the local language that was anglicized as Bangalore.


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Vidhana Saudha (legislative building) in Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka, India.
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City (pop., 2001: city, 4,301,326; metro. area, 5,701,446), capital of Karnataka state, southern India. It is a cultural meeting place for speakers of the Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil languages. Founded in the 16th century, it became a fief of the Indian ruler Hyder Ali c. 1760 but was later taken by the British. It was the headquarters of the British administration 1831–81, when it was restored to the raja of Mysore (now Karnataka). Today, it is one of India's largest cities and an industrial and educational centre.


Bangalore
a city in S India, capital of Karnataka state: printing, textiles, pharmaceuticals. Pop.: 4 292 223 (2001)


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