 It is known from history that the great poet of Kannada literature, Ranna, visited Bankapur to meet Ajithsenacharya, who became his teacher.Inside the ruined Bankapura fort, conquered by the Bahamanis, there is a temple built by the Chalukyas known as "Aravattaru Kambada Gudi".Bankapura is an important historical place where many battles were fought by a succession of rulers.