Bangalore Wikipedia
The earliest reference to the name "Bengalūru" was found in a ninthcentury Western Ganga dynasty stone inscription on a vīra gallu (Kannada: ವೀರಗಲ್ಲು; lit. '' hero stone '', a rock edict extolling the virtues of a warrior). According to an inscription found in Begur, "Bengalūrū" was the place of a battle in 890 CE. [18] [19]