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The Kingdom of Mysore
Kingdom of Mysore

The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore....
 was one of the three largest princely states within the erstwhile British Empire of India
British Raj

British Raj primarily refers to the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; it can also refer to the period of dominion, and even the region under the rule....
. Upon India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 gaining its independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Mysore
Maharaja of Mysore

Maharaja of Mysore was the principal title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in India.The Wodeyar dynasty founded a feudatory principality in 1399, which grew into the Kingdom of Mysore....
 merged his realm with the Union of India. The territories of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore
Kingdom of Mysore

The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore....
 were then reconstituted into a state within the Union of India.

In 1956, the government of India
Government of India

The Government of India , officially referred to as the Union Government, and also as Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a federal union of States and territories of India, collectively called the Republic of India....
 effected a comprehensive re-organisation of provincial boundaries
States Reorganisation Act

The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries and governance of India's States and territories of India. The act reorganised the boundaries of India's states along linguistic lines, and amended the Indian Constitution to replace the three types of states, known as Parts A, B, and C states, with a single type of st...
, based upon the principle of shared language. Those areas that spoke the Kannada language
Kannada language

Kannada is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas , number roughly 35 million, making it the 27th most spoken language in the world....
 were thus unified into one state.






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The Kingdom of Mysore
Kingdom of Mysore

The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore....
 was one of the three largest princely states within the erstwhile British Empire of India
British Raj

British Raj primarily refers to the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; it can also refer to the period of dominion, and even the region under the rule....
. Upon India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 gaining its independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Mysore
Maharaja of Mysore

Maharaja of Mysore was the principal title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in India.The Wodeyar dynasty founded a feudatory principality in 1399, which grew into the Kingdom of Mysore....
 merged his realm with the Union of India. The territories of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore
Kingdom of Mysore

The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore....
 were then reconstituted into a state within the Union of India.

In 1956, the government of India
Government of India

The Government of India , officially referred to as the Union Government, and also as Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a federal union of States and territories of India, collectively called the Republic of India....
 effected a comprehensive re-organisation of provincial boundaries
States Reorganisation Act

The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries and governance of India's States and territories of India. The act reorganised the boundaries of India's states along linguistic lines, and amended the Indian Constitution to replace the three types of states, known as Parts A, B, and C states, with a single type of st...
, based upon the principle of shared language. Those areas that spoke the Kannada language
Kannada language

Kannada is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas , number roughly 35 million, making it the 27th most spoken language in the world....
 were thus unified into one state. As a large portion of this new state comprised the territory of Mysore, the name "Mysore" was, at that point of time, retained as the name of the newly created Kannada-speaking province. This state was then renamed Karnataka
Karnataka

Karnataka is a States and territories of India in the southern part of India. It was Unification of Karnataka on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act....
 in 1973.

Thus, the term "Mysore State" or "Old Mysore State" may refer to:

  1. The Kingdom of Mysore
    Kingdom of Mysore

    The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore....
    , a princely state
    Princely state

    For other uses, see Principality, Princely state#Other princely statesA Princely State was a nominally sovereign entity of British rule in India that was not directly administered by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy....
     in the British Empire of India
    British Raj

    British Raj primarily refers to the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; it can also refer to the period of dominion, and even the region under the rule....
    .
  2. The same territory which functioned as a state within the union of India between 1947 and 1956;
  3. The name of the unified (considerably enlarged) and linguistically homogeneous Kannada-speaking state that was created in 1956, within the union of India. This was renamed Karnataka
    Karnataka

    Karnataka is a States and territories of India in the southern part of India. It was Unification of Karnataka on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act....
     in 1973.