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![Hierarchy of Bangalore (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Bangalore (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 12 59 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 12.9833 decimal degrees |
Long: 077 35 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 77.5833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Controlled by Hindu warriors called Marathas when they gained power in S India 1600s; Muslims under leadership of Tippoo Sahib and his father Haidar Ali conquered the area 1700s; British administrative center of former Mysore region 1831-1947. |
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Bengalūru (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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Bangalore (C,V,English-P,U)
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Bangalur (C,V)
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Bangalore City (NA,V)
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Bengalooru (NA,V,Kannada (transliterated),U)
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ಬೆಂಗ��³à³à²°à³ (NA,V,Kannada,U)
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באנגלור (C,U,Hebrew )
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled around mud fort 1537 |
city (C) |
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state capital (C) |
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since 1830 |
industrial center (C) |
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regional capital (C) |
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