Mysore State

This article is about the state of the Indian Union. For the princely state during the British Raj, see Kingdom of Mysore.
Mysore State
State of India
←
1947–1973 →
Mysore State, 1951
History
 • Accession of the Kingdom of Mysore to the Indian Union 09 August 1947
 • Renamed Karnataka State 1 November 1973

Mysore State was a separate state within the Union of India from 1948 until 1956[1] with Mysore as its capital. The state was considerably enlarged in 1956 when it became a linguistically homogeneous Kannada-speaking state in 1956, within the Union of India. It was subsequently incorporated into the state of Karnataka.

History

The Kingdom of Mysore /maɪˈsɔər/ was one of the three largest princely states within the former British Empire of India. Upon India gaining its independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Mysore 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 Mysore were then reconstituted into a state within the Union of India.[2]

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 (except Chandgad taluk), Bijapur, Dharwar, and North Canara were transferred from Bombay State to Mysore State.[3] Bellary district was transferred from Andhra State. South Canara and Udupi districts were transferred from Madras State and the Koppal, Raichur, Gulbarga and Bidar districts from Hyderabad State. Also small Coorg State was merged, becoming a district of Mysore State.[4][5]

Rajpramukh

Unified Mysore State 1956

Governors

Chief ministers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "States of India since 1947". World Statesman. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Political and administrative integration of princely states By S. N. Sadasivan.
  3. ↑ "States Reorganization Act 1956". Commonwealth Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  4. ↑ Development of Mysore state, 1940-56 by M. B. Gayathri
  5. ↑ Karnataka government and politics By Harish Ramaswamy, S. S. Patagundi, Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil

Coordinates: 12°18′N 76°39′E / 12.30°N 76.65°E / 12.30; 76.65

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