Bangalore , officially known as Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. A succession of South Indian dynasties ruled the present region of Bangalore until in 1537 CE . Kempé Gowdā – a feudal ruler under the Vijayanagara Empire – established a mud fort considered to be the foundation of modern Bangalore. In 1638, the Marāthās conquered and ruled Bangalore for almost 50 years, after which the Mughals captured and sold the city to the Mysore Kingdom of the Wadiyar dynasty. It was captured by the British after victory in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799), who returned administrative control of the city to the Maharaja of Mysore.

In 1809, the British shifted their cantonment to Bangalore, outside the old city, and a town grew up around it, which was governed as part of British India.

Bangalore , nicknamed the Garden City , is sometimes referred to as the "Silicon Valley of India" because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter

A demographically diverse city, Bangalore is the second fastest-growing major metropolis in India. Bangalore is a major economic and cultural hub and the fastest growing major metropolis in India.