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The town of Gubbi was founded in the 16th century by the [[Vokkaliga#Nonaba_Vokkaliga|Nonaba Vokkaliga]] Chief of Hosahalli.<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=1973|title=Census of India, 1971: Series 14: Mysore, Part 6, Issue 1|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=RzMrL1BVKTMC&q=honnappa+according+to+tradition&dq=honnappa+according+to+tradition&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBqdvw1vDwAhVzyzgGHXtFBSwQ6AEwAXoECAgQAw |location= India|publisher= Office of the Registrar General, Manager of Publications|page=251|isbn=|quote=Gubbi : This town is said to have been founded during the 16th century by the Gowda Chief of Hosahalli and named as Amaragondapura . He claimed descent from Honnappa , hereditary chief of the Nonaba Vokkaligas.}}</ref> It is believed that two gubbachchis or sparrows , which used to listen to Amaragunda Mallikarjuna, a [[Lingayat|Virashaiva]] saint  expound the [[Puranas]], fell dead on the day that the exposition was concluded . Henceforth the place acquired the name Gubbi.<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=1973|title=Census of India, 1971: Series 14: Mysore, Part 6, Issue 1|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=RzMrL1BVKTMC&q=honnappa+according+to+tradition&dq=honnappa+according+to+tradition&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBqdvw1vDwAhVzyzgGHXtFBSwQ6AEwAXoECAgQAw |location= India|publisher=Office of the Registrar General, Manager of Publications|page=251|isbn=|quote= According to tradition , this is a holy place where Amaragunda Mallikarjuna , a Virasaiva saint ( contemporary of Basavesvara ) is supposed to have lived for some time . It is stated that two gubbachchis or sparrows , which used to listen to him when expounding the Puråņas , fell dead on the day that the exposition was concluded . Thenceforward the place acquired the name Gubbi , which has been Sanskritised into Chatakapuri.}}</ref>