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Mysore Gazete-1890

Hosur. — A large village in the Goribidnur taluq, 6 miles south-west of the kasba. Popuktion 2,574.

A fair held on Saturday is attended by 500 people. Under the name of Hosavfdu, the new camp or residence, it was for a time occupied by the Hoysala king Ballala HI., who may have been its founder, and may have named it with reference to Halebfdu, his old residence or capital of Dorasamudra, which had been destroyed by the Musalmans. As Hosapattana it apparently formed in 1355 one of the boundary towns.

Dr. H.Narasimhaiah - Great Rationalist, Educationalist and freedom fighter was born in this place. Now Hossur is named as HN Hossur.There is a highschool named after Dr. HN,run by National Education society.