Bangalore, India

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"Its history mirrors that of India as a whole, in that the old Hindu rulers ,like Kempegowda, gave way to the Moghuls ,like Tipu Sultan, in the 1700s, to the British in the 1800s, followed by the period of independence since 1947."
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"A popular health resort today, it was also the place Tipu Sultan and assorted royalty retired when they sought to escape the din of battle and the heat of the plains."
wikitravel.org

"Two centuries later, Bangalore became an important fortress city under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, although little remains from this period except the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens and a small palace."
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"Haider Ali stages a coup and Bangalore, along with the Kingdom of Mysore comes under his rule 1760 Haider Ali designs plans for Lal Bagh ,importing plants from Delhi ,. Tipu Sultan ,son of Haider Ali, ascends to the throne after the death of his father 1799 Bangalore is consolidated into the British East India Empire after the defeat and death of Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War."
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