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{{Short description|Indian state from 1947 to 1956; predecessor of Karnataka}}
{{About|the state of the Indian Union|the [[princely state]] during the [[British Raj]]|Kingdom of Mysore|the current state of India|Karnataka (state)|}}
{{About|the state of the Indian Union|the [[princely state]] during the [[British Raj]]|Kingdom of Mysore|the current state of India|Karnataka (state)|}}
{{short description|Indian state from 1947 to 1956; enlarged and renamed to Karnataka State}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name =  
| native_name       =  
|conventional_long_name = Mysore State
| conventional_long_name = Mysore State
|common_name = Mysore State then now Karnataka state
| common_name       = Mysore State then now Karnataka state
|nation = {{flagcountry|India}}
| nation           = {{flagcountry|India}}
|status_text = [[States and union territories of India|State of India]]
| status_text       = [[States and union territories of India|State of India]]
|era =  
| era               =  
|year_start = 1947
| year_start       = 1947
|date_start = 9 August
| date_start       = 9 August
|event_start= Accession of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] to the [[Dominion of India|Indian Union]]
| event_start       = Accession of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] to the [[Dominion of India|Indian Union]]
|year_end = 1973
| year_end         = 1973
|date_end = 1 November
| date_end         = 1 November
|event_end= Renamed [[Karnataka State]]
| event_end         = Renamed [[Karnataka State]]
|event1 =  
| event1           =  
|date_event1 =  
| date_event1       =  
|p1 = Kingdom of Mysore
| p1               = Kingdom of Mysore
|s1 =Karnataka
| s1               = Karnataka
|flag_p1 =Flag of Kingdom of Mysore.svg
| flag_p1           = Flag of Kingdom of Mysore.svg
|flag_s1 =Flag of Karnataka.svg
| flag_s1           =  
|image_flag =  
| flag              = <!-- Karnataka does not have its own official flag. Do not add the yellow-red bicolour yet. it is not specifically the flag of Karnataka. -->
|image_coat = Seal of Karnataka.svg
| image_flag       =  
|image_map = Mysore in India (1951).svg
| image_coat       = Seal of Karnataka.svg
|image_map_caption = Mysore State, 1951
| image_map         = Mysore in India (1951).svg
|stat_area1 =
| image_map_caption = Mysore State, 1951
|stat_year1 =
| stat_area1       =  
|stat_pop1 =
| stat_year1       =  
|footnotes =  
| stat_pop1         =  
|today={{Flagcountry|India}}}}
| footnotes         =  
| today             = {{Flagcountry|India}}
| capital          = [[Banglore]]
}}
{{Mysore Kingdom series}}
{{Mysore Kingdom series}}


'''Mysore State''' was a state within the [[Dominion of India|Dominion]] and the later [[India|Republic of India]] from its formation in 1947, out of the territories of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]], until 1956<ref>{{cite web|title=States of India since 1947|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html|publisher=World Statesman|access-date=9 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701103006/http://worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html|archive-date=1 July 2014}}</ref> with [[Bangalore]] as its capital.
'''Mysore State''' was a state within the [[Dominion of India|Dominion]] and the later [[India|Republic of India]] from its formation in 1947, out of the territories of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]], until 1956<ref>{{cite web|title=States of India since 1947|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html|publisher=World Statesman|access-date=9 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701103006/http://worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html|archive-date=1 July 2014}}</ref> with [[Bangalore]] as its capital.
The state was considerably enlarged in 1956 when it became a linguistically homogeneous [[Kannada language|Kannada]]-speaking state<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/the-hows-and-whys-of-karnataka/articleshow/61376851.cms|title=Rajyotsava: The hows and whys of Karnataka|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref> within the Union of India. It was subsequently renamed as the state of [[Karnataka]].
The state was considerably enlarged in 1956 when it became a linguistically homogeneous [[Kannada language|Kannada]]-speaking state<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/the-hows-and-whys-of-karnataka/articleshow/61376851.cms|title=Rajyotsava: The hows and whys of Karnataka|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref> within the Union of India. It was subsequently renamed as the state of [[Karnataka]] in 1973.


== History ==
== History ==
The [[Kingdom of Mysore]] {{IPAc-en|m|aɪ|ˈ|s|ɔːr}} was one of the three largest [[princely state]]s within the former British [[British Raj|Empire of India]]. Upon [[India]]'s independence from Britain in 1947, [[Maharaja of Mysore]] [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar|Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar]] signed the [[instrument of accession]], incorporating his realm with the Union of India, on 15 August 1947. The territories of the erstwhile princely state of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]] were then reconstituted into a state within the Union of India.<ref>{{cite book|title=Political and administrative integration of princely states By S. N. Sadasivan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kWptYbzpXE8C&pg=PA26|isbn=9788170999683|last1=Sadasivan|first1=S. N.|year=2005}}</ref>
The [[Kingdom of Mysore]] ({{IPAc-en|m|aɪ|ˈ|s|ɔːr}}) was one of the three largest [[princely state]]s within the former British [[British Raj|Empire of India]]. Upon India's independence from Britain in 1947, [[Maharaja of Mysore]] [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar|Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar]] signed the [[instrument of accession]], incorporating his realm with the Union of India, on 15 August 1947. The territories of the erstwhile princely state of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]] were then reconstituted into a state within the Union of India.<ref>{{cite book|title=Political and administrative integration of princely states By S. N. Sadasivan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kWptYbzpXE8C&pg=PA26|isbn=9788170999683|last1=Sadasivan|first1=S. N.|year=2005}}</ref>
[[File:Karnataka 1956 Reorg.svg|thumb|Map of Southern India before the reorganisation of 1956 with the blue outline of the expanded Mysore State (after 1956)]]
[[File:Karnataka 1956 Reorg.svg|thumb|Map of Southern India before the reorganisation of 1956 with the blue outline of the expanded Mysore State (after 1956)]]
In 1956, the [[Government of India]] effected a comprehensive re-organisation of provincial boundaries, based upon the principle of shared language. As a result of the [[States Reorganisation Act]] on 1 November 1956, the Kannada-speaking districts of [[Belgaum district|Belgaum]] (except [[Kolhapur#Chandgad|Chandgad taluk]]), [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur]], [[Dharwad district|Dharwar]], and [[Uttara Kannada|North Canara]] were transferred from [[Bombay State]] to Mysore State.<ref name="sorg1956">{{cite web
In 1956, the [[Government of India]] effected a comprehensive re-organisation of provincial boundaries, based upon the principle of shared language. As a result of the [[States Reorganisation Act]] on 1 November 1956, the Kannada-speaking districts of [[Belgaum district|Belgaum]] (except [[Kolhapur#Chandgad|Chandgad taluk]]), [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur]], [[Dharwad district|Dharwar]], and [[Uttara Kannada|North Canara]] were transferred from [[Bombay State]] to Mysore State.<ref name="sorg1956">{{cite web
  |url         = http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/sra1956250/
  |url         = http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/sra1956250/
  |title       = States Reorganization Act 1956
  |title       = States Reorganization Act 1956
  |access-date  = 1 July 2008
  |access-date  = 1 July 2008
  |publisher   = Commonwealth Legal Information Institute
  |publisher   = Commonwealth Legal Information Institute
  |url-status     = dead
  |url-status   = dead
  |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110725190538/http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/sra1956250/
  |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110725190538/http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/sra1956250/
  |archive-date = 25 July 2011
  |archive-date = 25 July 2011
  |df         = dmy-all
  |df           = dmy-all
}}</ref> [[Bellary district]] was transferred from [[Andhra State]]. [[South Canara]] was transferred from [[Madras State]] and the [[Koppal district|Koppal]], [[Raichur district|Raichur]], [[Gulbarga district|Gulbarga]] and [[Bidar district]]s from [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad State]]. Also, the small [[Coorg State]] was merged, becoming a district of Mysore State.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/?ei=P69&hl=en|title=Google Books|website=books.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UM3LjKo8Uo8C&pg=PA383|title=Karnataka Government and Politics|first=Harish|last=Ramaswamy|date=1 June 2007|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|via=Google Books}}</ref> The state was renamed [[Karnataka]] on November 1, 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ninan|first=Prem Paul|date=2005-11-01|title=History in the making|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/images/Rajyotsava12352120051031.asp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222111458/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/images/Rajyotsava12352120051031.asp|archive-date=2015-12-22|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>
}}</ref> [[Bellary district]] was transferred from [[Andhra State]]. [[South Canara]] was transferred from [[Madras State]] and the [[Koppal district|Koppal]], [[Raichur district|Raichur]], [[Kalaburagi district|Kalaburagi]] and [[Bidar district]]s from [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad State]]. Also, the small [[Coorg State]] was merged, becoming a district of Mysore State.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/?ei=P69&hl=en|title=Google Books|website=books.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UM3LjKo8Uo8C&pg=PA383|title=Karnataka Government and Politics|first=Harish|last=Ramaswamy|date=1 June 2007|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=9788180693977|via=Google Books}}</ref> The state was renamed [[Karnataka]] on November 1, 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ninan|first=Prem Paul|date=2005-11-01|title=History in the making|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/images/Rajyotsava12352120051031.asp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222111458/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/images/Rajyotsava12352120051031.asp|archive-date=2015-12-22|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>


== Governors ==
== Governors ==
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|15 Aug 1947
|15 Aug 1947
|1 Nov 1956
|1 Nov 1956
|Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar (b. 1919 – d. 1974)
|Maharaja [[Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar]] (b. 1919 – d. 1974)
|-
|-
! colspan="3" |Governors of Unified Mysore State
! colspan="3" |Governors of Unified Mysore State
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|1 Nov 1956
|1 Nov 1956
|4 May 1964
|4 May 1964
|Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar
|Maharaja [[Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar]]
|-
|-
|4 May 1964
|4 May 1964
|2 Apr 1965
|2 Apr 1965
|Satyavant Mallannah Srinagesh (b. 1903 – d. 1977)
|[[S. M. Shrinagesh|Satyavant Mallannah Srinagesh]] (b. 1903 – d. 1977)
|-
|-
|2 Apr 1965
|2 Apr 1965
|13 May 1967
|13 May 1967
|Vaharagiri Venkata Giri (b. 1894 – d. 1980)
|[[V. V. Giri|Vaharagiri Venkata Giri]] (b. 1894 – d. 1980)
|-
|-
|13 May 1967
|13 May 1967
|30 Aug 1969
|30 Aug 1969
|Gopal Swarup Pathak (b. 1896 – d. 1982)
|[[G. S. Pathak|Gopal Swarup Pathak]] (b. 1896 – d. 1982)
|-
|-
|30 Aug 1969
|30 Aug 1969
|22 Oct 1969
|22 Oct 1969
|A.R. Somnath Iyer
|A. R. Somnath Iyer
|-
|-
|23 Oct 1969
|23 Oct 1969
|1 Feb 1972
|1 Feb 1972
|Dharma Vira (b. 1906 – d. 2000)
|[[Dharma Vira]] (b. 1906 – d. 2000)
|-
|-
|1 Feb 1972
|1 Feb 1972
|10 Jan 1976
|10 Jan 1976
|Mohan Lal Sukhadia (b. 1916 – d. 1982)
|[[Mohan Lal Sukhadia]] (b. 1916 – d. 1982)
|-
|-
! colspan="3" |Governors of Karnataka State
! colspan="3" |Governors of Karnataka State
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|-
|-
|20 Mar 1972
|20 Mar 1972
|1 Nov 1974
|1 Nov 1973
|[[D. Devaraj Urs]] (b. 1915 – d. 1982)
|[[D. Devaraj Urs]] (b. 1915 – d. 1982)
|INC
|INC