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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.
Extent of Empire
The Kadamba Dynasty
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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
Important kings
• Danthidurga
•Nripatunga I
Cave at Ellora
The Chalukyas of Kalyana
Wodeyars of Mysore
They ruled from 1399 A.D. - 1761 A.D.
Chikkadevaraja
Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan
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