A brief account of the rulers and their kingdoms

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Pre-history
The history of Karnataka can be traced back to a Paleolithic hand-axe culture evidenced by discoveries of, among other things, hand axes and cleavers in the region. Evidence of Neolithic and megalithic cultures have also been found in the state.

Gold discovered in Harappa was found to be imported from mines in Karnataka, prompting scholars to hypothesize about contacts between ancient Karnataka and the Indus Valley Civilization in 3000 BCE.[

Early rulers: The early rulers of Karnataka were predominantly from North India. Parts of Karnataka were subject to the rule of the Nandas and the Mauryas.

The Shathavahanas
The Shathavahanas (30 B.C to 230 A.D ) ruled over extensive areas in Northern Karnataka. Karnataka fell into the hands of the Pallavas of Kanchi. Pallavas domination was ended by indigenous dynasties, the Kadambas of Banavasi and the Gangas of Kolar, who divided Karnataka between themselves.

Few coins of this kingdom

Extent of Empire

The Kadamba Dynasty The Kadamba Dynasty, founded by Mayurasharma, had its capital at Banavasi in c. 345 A.D.
This was the first kingdoms to give administrative status to Kannada language as evidenced by the Halmidi inscription of 450 A.D, attributed to King Kakusthavarma of the Kadamba Dynasty.

Halmidi inscription

Doddagaddavalli_Lakshmidevi_temple1

The Gangas
The Gangas started their rule from c. 350 from Kolara and later their capital was shifted to Talakadu (Mysore Dt.)

Gommateshwara statue

These dynasties were followed by imperial Kannada empires such as the Badami Chalukyas the Rashtrakuta Empire of Manyakheta and the Western Chalukya Empire

The Badami Chalukyas

It is the Chalukyas of Badami who brought the whole of Karnataka under a single rule The first great prince of the dynasty was Pulikeshin I (c. 540-66 A.D)

Mallikarjuna_and_Kasivisvanatha_temples_ at_Pattadakal

The Rastrakutas
They ruled from 757 A.D. - 973 A.D Important kings Danthidurga Nripatunga I

Cave at Ellora

The Chalukyas of Kalyana

They ruled from 973 A.D. - 1198 A.D.
Important king of this dynasty was Vikramaditya VI

Itagi_Mahadeva_temple

Sevunas (or Yadavas)

They ruled from 1198 A.D. - 1312 A.D
Important king : Singahana II
They were also called as Yadavas of Devagiri

The Hoysalas
Important kings of this dynasty were Vishnuvardhana Ballala II
They ruled from 1000 A.D. - 1346 A.D.

Their fine temples are found at Beluru, Helebidu and Somanathapura.

Symbol of Hoysala dynasty

Vijayanagar Kings
They ruled from 1336 A.D. - 1565 A.D
Important kings include Devaraya II Krishnadevaraya

Ugranarasimha_statue_at_Hampi

Bahamani Kings
They ruled from 1347 A.D. - 1527 A.D
Important kings include : Mohammed Shah I Modammed Shah II

Sultans of Bijapur
They ruled from 1490 A.D. - 1686 A.D. Important kings were

Yusuf Adil Khan

Ibrahim Adil Shah II

Nayakas of Keladi
They ruled from 1500 A.D. - 1763 A.D. Prominent rulers were Shivappa Nayaka and Queen Chennamma

Wodeyars of Mysore
They ruled from 1399 A.D. - 1761 A.D. Important rulers were: Ranadheera Kanthirava Chikkadevaraja

Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan

They ruled from 1761 A.D. - 1799 A.D.

Tippu Sultans tomb

Tippu Sultan

Division of Karnataka:
Old Mysore, Karnataka was shared among the Bombay
and Madras presidencies belonging to the British, The Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad. in 1800 A.D.

Wodeyars of Mysore
1800 A.D. - 1831 A.D. Krishnaraj Wodeyar III

British Empire
1831 A.D. - 1881 A.D. British Commissioners Wodeyars of Mysore 1881 A.D. - 1950 A.D. Krishnaraj Wodeyar IV Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar

Mysore palace

Unification of Mysore(post independence )

The Ekikarana movement which started in the latter half of the 19th century, culminated in the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 which provided for parts of Coorg, Madras, Hyderabad, and Bombay states to be incorporated into the state of Mysore

Mysore state was renamed Karnataka in 1973.

The state of Mysore was formed on November 1 , 1956 and since then November 1 of every year is celebrated as Kannada Rajyotsava / Karnataka Rajyotsava

Post-modern history
K Changalaraya Reddy became the
first Chief Minister of Mysore state.

The Maharaja of Mysore H

H Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadeyar

became the Rajapramukh later the Governor of the State.

Present day Karnataka is formed

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