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 Sultan’s 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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