Description
What is referred to in the following pages as the kingdom of Mysore does not exist on the political map of India today. Since 1973 the name has been replaced by that of Karnataka. The change is more than that of a name,princely Mysore consisted of only nine south - eastern districts of Karnataka, - viz. Bangalore, Mandya, Mysore, Kolar, Tumkur, Hassan, shimoga, Chickmagalur and chitaldrug (present Chitradurga).