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Following India's independence in 1947, Bangalore became the capital of Mysore State, and remained the capital when the state was enlarged and unified in 1956 and renamed Karnataka in 1973.
Mysore State, colloquially Old Mysore, was a political territory within the Dominion of India and the subsequent Republic of India from 1947 until 1956. The state was formed by renaming the Kingdom of Mysore, [1] and Bangalore replaced Mysore as the state's capital.
After the independence of British India, the Maharaja, Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, signed an instrument of accession to accede his state to the new India. In 1950, Mysore became an Indian state of the same name; the former Maharaja served as its Rajpramukh (head of state) until 1975.
1 day ago · Bengaluru, capital city of Karnataka state in southern India. It is one of India’s largest cities, lying 3,113 feet (949 meters) above sea level, atop an east-west ridge in the Karnataka Plateau at a cultural meeting point of the Kannada-, Telugu-, and Tamil-speaking peoples.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 days ago · Karnataka, state of India, located on the western coast of the subcontinent. The state extends for about 420 miles from north to south and for about 300 miles from east to west. Its coastline stretches for some 200 miles. The capital is Bengaluru. Formerly known as Mysore, it took its present name in 1973.
Nov 25, 2021 · Bangalore, India. Officially referred to as "Bengaluru," Bangalore is the largest city and the current capital of the Indian State of Karnataka. The city of Bangalore occupies the central part of the Mysore Plateau in the southeastern corner of the Indian State of Karnataka.
Bangalore, now known officially as Bengaluru (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು Beṅgaḷūru), is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is a large, cosmopolitan city with a large working population.
