Mysore State

This article is about the state of the Indian Union. For the kingdom which preceded it, see Kingdom of Mysore. For the current state of India, see Karnataka (state). For the city, see Mysore.

Mysore State
State of India
1950–1956
Coat of arms
Mysore State, 1956
Capital	Mysore
Government
Rajpramukh
• 1950–1956	Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
History
• Integration of Kingdom of Mysore into the Indian Union	26 January 1950
• Renamed Karnataka State	1 November 1956
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Mysore Karnataka
Today part of	India

Mysore State, colloquially Old Mysore, was a political territory within the Dominion of India and the subsequent Republic of India from 1950 until 1956. The state was formed by renaming the Kingdom of Mysore, with Bangalore replacing Mysore as the state's capital when Parliament passed the States Reorganisation Act in 1956. Mysore State was considerably enlarged when it became a linguistically homogeneous Kannada-speaking state within the Republic of India by incorporating territories from Andhra, Bombay, Coorg, Hyderabad, and Madras States, as well as other petty fiefdoms. It was subsequently renamed Karnataka in 1973.