List of Diwans of Mysore

Template:Mysore Kingdom series The Maharajas of Mysore founded the kingdom in 1399 with a brief interruption in the last two decades of the 18th century. After Tipu Sultan, the concept of Diwans was conceived in the Kingdom, with Diwan Purnaiah as the first ever Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Mysore, who was a diwan for Tipu Sultan, and after the end of the Sultans, to the Maharaja of Mysore His Highness Krishnaraja Wadiyar III. The word Dewan (in Urdu) means the Prime Minister of a kingdom; more precisely, a royal advisor to the monarch.

The following lists the Diwans of Kingdom of Mysore through 1799 to 1947. The most notable of the diwans are: Diwan Purnaiah, Diwan Sir C. V. Rungacharlu, Diwan Sir K. Seshadri Iyer, Diwan Sir P. N. Krishnamurti, Diwan V. P. Madhava Rao, Diwan T. Ananda Rao, Diwan Sir M. Visveswarayya, Diwan M. Kantaraj Urs, and Diwan Sir Mirza Ismail. Many of the diwans are associated with several industrial and educational initiatives undertaken during their terms. These initiatives include almost all works assigned/ directed by the king, permeating activities like setting up and maintaining industries like Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant, Mysore Lamps, Mysore Chemical and Fertilizers Factory, Mysore Paper Mills, Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited. The State Bank of Mysore was established in 1913. Dams for irrigation like Krishna Raja Sagara in 1924 and Hydroelectric Power Plants on Shivanasamudra Falls in 1902 and Jog Falls. Bangalore was the first city in India to get electric street lights in 1905.

№	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term	Monarch
1		Purnaiah	29 December 1782	4 May 1799	1	Tipu Sultan (Began the culture of diwans in Mysore Kingdom)
			4 May 1799	April 1811		Krishnaraja Wadiyar III
2		Bargir Bakshi Balaji Rao	April 1811	January 1812	1
3		Savar Bakshi Rama Rao	February 1812	October 1817	1
4		Babu Rao	November 1817	April 1818	1
5		Siddharaj Urs	May 1818	February 1820	1
(4)		Babu Rao	March 1820	August 1821	2
6		Lingaraj Urs	November 1821	November 1822	1
(4)		Babu Rao	December 1822	November 1825	3
		Direct rule by Krishnaraja Wadiyar III	November 1825	May 1827
7		Venkata Urs	May 1827	October 1831	1
8		Venkataramanaiya	October 1831	14 May 1832	1
(4)		Babu Rao	May 1832	19 April 1834	4
9		Kollam Venkata Rao	20 April 1834	1838	1
10		Surappaya	1838	1840	1
(9)		Kollam Venkata Rao	1840	1844	2
11		Kola Krishnama Naidu	1844	1858	1
12		Sir Kola Vijayarangam Naidu	1858	1864	1
13		Arunachala Mudaliar	1864	1866	1
		Direct rule by Krishnaraja Wadiyar III	1866	1868
		Temporary rule of the British Raj	1868	20 March 1881		Subsidiary Alliance between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company
14		Sir C. V. Rungacharlu	25 March 1881	20 January 1883	1	Chamarajendra Wadiyar X
15		Sir K. Seshadri Iyer	21 January 1883	28 December 1894	1
			28 December 1894	11 August 1900		Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
-		Sir T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty * Sir T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty officiated for considerable periods during the absence on leave of the Permanent holder of the office of Dewan mainly for Sir K. Seshadri Iyer.	11 August 1900	18 March 1901	1
16		Sir P. N. Krishnamurti	18 March 1901	30 June 1906	1
17		Sir V. P. Madhava Rao	30 June 1906	31 March 1909	1
18		Sir T. Ananda Rao	1 April 1909	September 1912	1
19		Sir M. Visveswarayya	10 November 1912	8 December 1918	1
20		Sir M. Kantaraj Urs	10 December 1918	5 February 1922	1
21		Sir A. R. Banerjee	6 March 1922	25 April 1926	1
22		Sir Mirza Ismail	1 May 1926	3 August 1940	1
			4 August 1940	1941		Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
-		Sir M. N. Krishna Rao (acting)	1941	1950	1
23		Sir N. Madhava Rao	1941	1946	1
24		Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar	Aug 1946	Nov 1949	1

See also

• Chief Minister of Karnataka
• Prime Minister of Hyderabad
• List of Diwans of Travancore

External links

• Mysore, Princely States of India, WorldStatesmen.org