Bangalore Information: Bangalore - Important Historical dates

Bangalore Information: Bangalore - Important Historical dates: Important Historical Dates BC (-) Stone Age implements, Roman coins & burial grounds unearthed. 850 AD 'Bengalooru' appears on  Begur veeragallu.

Lalbagh of Bangalore

The lalbagh  of Bangalore  evolved  over  the  years  from  a tiny  mango  grove  perhaps  planted  by  the Kempegowda ,the  builder  of  Bangalore. The  marathas under  Shahji from 1638 to 1666 used  the  mango  grove  as  royal  retreat .The when celebrated  Shivaji,the future king  of maratha  kingdom  lived  in  Bangalore  for  two years from 1640 to 1642
  he  must  have  visited  the mango grove,rather  retreat.When  Hyder ali  was  conferred with Bangalore  as  his  jahagir  in  1759 he  asked  his  killedars  of  bangalore- Ibrahim khan  to develop  the  grove  as ornamental  garden   by  planting cypress trees  which  would act  as screens for ghosha ladies  of  his  harem.He  infact  never had an  house  to  live  in  Bangalore from  1757  to  1780, there  after palace  was  built. More over  he  was  always  in  warfield.  He  in fact  died  in  a  tent  in  the  war field  near  chittore  in 1782.
Tippu  became  ruler  of  Mysore  in 1782  there  after  he  improved  the  garden  methodicaly  in  another  patch  closeby. Dr.  Buchanon  mentioned  in his  report  of  his  survey  that   two  gardens -  one  Hyder's  and  another  tippu's   existed  in 1800.