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Kingdom of Mysore
Kingdom
Level 2
★ Major power
1399 – 1950
Wodeyar kingdom; under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan the main southern rival of the British.
- Capital
- Mysore / Srirangapatna
- Region
- South
- Duration
- 551 years
- Main period
- Maratha Empire & Regional Powers
Changing extent
- 1399 — ~80 km radius
- 1610 — ~150 km radius: Srirangapatna capital
- 1761 — ~300 km radius: Hyder Ali
- 1784 — ≈ 190,000 km²: Tipu Sultan's peak: to the Tungabhadra, with Malabar and Dindigul
- 1792 — ≈ 80,000 km²: Half the kingdom ceded after the Third Anglo-Mysore War
- 1799 — ≈ 50,000 km²: Wodeyars restored as a princely state
Approximate extent over time (solid = latest, dashed = earlier).
At a glance
Move along the chart to read any year; click a ruler or event to open the map there.
Rulers
- Raja Wodeyar I Raja1578 – 1617Took Srirangapatna.
- Hyder Ali Sarvadhikari (de facto ruler)1761 – 1782First and Second Anglo-Mysore Wars.
- Tipu Sultan Sultan1782 – 1799Rocket artillery; killed at Srirangapatna.
- Krishnaraja Wodeyar III Maharaja1799 – 1868
- Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV Maharaja1902 – 1940Model state; Diwan M. Visvesvaraya.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1767 | First Anglo-Mysore War Mysore grew strong under Haidar Ali (ruled 1761–1782) and his son Tipu Sultan (1782–1799), controlling the Malabar trade in pepper and cardamom. The Company fought four wars with Mysore — 1767–69, 1780–84, 1790–92 and 1799 — and won outright only in the last. |
Mysore |
| 1769 | Treaty of Madras Ended the First Anglo-Mysore War with mutual restitution of conquests. |
Chennai |
| 1780 | Battle of Pollilur The second of the Company’s four wars with Mysore was fought in 1780–84; NCERT notes that Company forces were defeated by Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan in several battles. Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan destroyed a Company force under Colonel Baillie. |
Pollilur |
| 1784 | Treaty of Mangalore Ended the Second Anglo-Mysore War on the basis of mutual restitution. |
Mangaluru |
| 1792 | Treaty of Seringapatam In 1792, attacked by the combined forces of the Marathas, the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Company, Tipu Sultan was forced to sign a treaty with the British, under which two of his sons were taken as hostages. Tipu Sultan ceded half his kingdom and gave two sons as hostages. |
Srirangapatna |
| 1799 | Fall of Srirangapatna Tipu Sultan killed in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. Tipu Sultan was killed and the Wodeyars were restored as Company allies. |
Srirangapatna |
Personalities
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📄 Research papers
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The Passing of Empire: The Mughal Case
Why the Mughal Empire declined in the eighteenth century.
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🗂 Era 1
- Medieval IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- Maratha Empire & Regional PowersBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 12
- Sultanate of the Maldives 1153 – 1968Existed at the same time (551 years)
- Malla Dynasty of Nepal 1201 – 1769Existed at the same time (370 years)
- Delhi Sultanate 1206 – 1526Existed at the same time (127 years)
- Ahom Kingdom 1228 – 1826Existed at the same time (427 years)
- Mewar (Sisodia) 1326 – 1949Existed at the same time (550 years)
- Vijayanagara Empire 1336 – 1646Existed at the same time (247 years)
- Bahmani Sultanate 1347 – 1527Existed at the same time (128 years)
- Kingdom of Kandy 1469 – 1815Existed at the same time (346 years)
- Portuguese Estado da Índia 1505 – 1961Existed at the same time (445 years)
- Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857Existed at the same time (331 years)
- British East India Company 1600 – 1858Existed at the same time (258 years)
- Maratha Empire 1674 – 1818Existed at the same time (144 years)
👑 Rulers 5
- Raja Wodeyar I 1578 – 1617Ruled it
- Hyder Ali 1761 – 1782Ruled it
- Tipu Sultan 1782 – 1799Ruled it
- Krishnaraja Wodeyar III 1799 – 1868Ruled it
- Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV 1902 – 1940Ruled it
👤 People 1
- M. Visvesvaraya 1861 – 1962Lived under it
⚔ Events 6
- Fall of Srirangapatna 1799Happened in it
- First Anglo-Mysore War 1767Happened in it
- Treaty of Madras 1769Happened in it
- Battle of Pollilur 1780Happened in it
- Treaty of Mangalore 1784Happened in it
- Treaty of Seringapatam 1792Happened in it
🔧 Technology 3
- The first printing press September 1556Made or discovered in this time
- Jantar Mantar observatory early 18th centuryMade or discovered in this time
- The first passenger train 16 April 1853Made or discovered in this time
📄 Research 1
- The Passing of Empire: The Mughal Case M. Athar Ali · 1975Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8) NCERTRecommended reading
- Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12) NCERTRecommended reading
Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Kingdom of Mysore for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 551 years
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Overlap: 370 years
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Overlap: 127 years
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Overlap: 427 years
Mewar (Sisodia) ★
West · 1326 – 1949
Overlap: 550 years
Vijayanagara Empire ★
South · 1336 – 1646
Overlap: 247 years
Bahmani Sultanate ★
Deccan · 1347 – 1527
Overlap: 128 years
Kingdom of Kandy ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815
Overlap: 346 years
Portuguese Estado da Índia ★
Coastal · 1505 – 1961
Overlap: 445 years
Mughal Empire ★
North · 1526 – 1857
Overlap: 331 years
British East India Company ★
Pan-Indian · 1600 – 1858
Overlap: 258 years
Maratha Empire ★
Deccan · 1674 – 1818
Overlap: 144 years
Nawabs of Bengal ★
East · 1717 – 1765
Overlap: 48 years
Hyderabad State (Nizams) ★
Deccan · 1724 – 1948
Overlap: 224 years
Sikh Empire ★
North · 1799 – 1849
Overlap: 50 years
Kingdom of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1816 – 2008
Overlap: 134 years
British Raj (Crown Rule) ★
Pan-Indian · 1858 – 1947
Overlap: 89 years
Kingdom of Bhutan ★
Himalaya · 1907 – present
Overlap: 43 years
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Overlap: 35 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 367 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 550 years
Jaffna Kingdom
Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619
Overlap: 220 years
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949
Overlap: 550 years
Kashmir Sultanate
North · 1339 – 1586
Overlap: 187 years
Samma Dynasty
Northwest · 1351 – 1524
Overlap: 125 years
Bengal Sultanate
East · 1352 – 1576
Overlap: 177 years
Timurid Empire (Herat)
Northwest · 1370 – 1507
Overlap: 108 years
Malwa Sultanate
Central · 1392 – 1562
Overlap: 163 years
Jaunpur (Sharqi) Sultanate
Gangetic Plain · 1394 – 1479
Overlap: 80 years
Gujarat Sultanate
West · 1407 – 1573
Overlap: 166 years
Kingdom of Kotte
Sri Lanka · 1412 – 1597
Overlap: 185 years
Gajapati Kingdom
East · 1434 – 1541
Overlap: 107 years
Ahmadnagar Sultanate (Nizam Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1636
Overlap: 146 years
Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1686
Overlap: 196 years
Berar Sultanate (Imad Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1574
Overlap: 84 years
Bidar Sultanate (Barid Shahi)
Deccan · 1492 – 1619
Overlap: 127 years
Portuguese Cochin
Coastal · 1503 – 1663
Overlap: 160 years
Koch Kingdom (Kamata / Cooch Behar)
Northeast · 1515 – 1949
Overlap: 434 years
Golconda Sultanate (Qutb Shahi)
Deccan · 1518 – 1687
Overlap: 169 years
Madurai Nayaks
South · 1529 – 1736
Overlap: 207 years