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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''' Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. '''
=Sante Bennur=
Town in the Channagiri taluk of Shimoga Dis- 
trict, Mysore, situated in 14 ro' N. and 76 o' E,, 8 miles west of 
Sasalu railway station. Population (1901), 1,613. ^ was founded 
by a chief of the Basavapatna family, probably in the sixteenth century. 
A palace was built by Hanumappa Naik, and an ornamental honda or 
reservoir made in front of the temple, with pavilions at the angles and 
in the centre. 

When Basavapatna was taken by the Bijapur forces, 
the Musalmans destroyed the temple here and built a mosque on 
a large scale in its place, further erecting elegant upper storeys to the 
pavilions at the honda. The chief, who had been forced to retire to 
Tarikere, slew the Musalman governor and desecrated the mosque in 
revenge. The Chitaldroog chief took the place early in the seven- 
teenth century; but in 1717 it was captured by Bednur, which held it 
till it fell into the hands of Haidar All in 1761. The Marathas under 
Parasuram Bhao sacked the town in 1791. The mosque, never used 
since its desecration, and the honda, with its ruinous but graceful 
pavilions, are the only features of interest now left.