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 was a separate state within the Union of India from 1948 until 1956 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.

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 was a separate state within the Union of India from 1948 until 1956 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.