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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
Approximate extent over time (solid = latest, dashed = earlier).
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 |
| 1769 | Treaty of Madras Ended the First Anglo-Mysore War with mutual restitution of conquests. |
Chennai |
| 1780 | Battle of Pollilur 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 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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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Kingdom of Mysore for a significant part of its history.
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Mewar (Sisodia) ★
West · 1326 – 1949
Vijayanagara Empire ★
South · 1336 – 1646
Bahmani Sultanate ★
Deccan · 1347 – 1527
Kingdom of Kandy ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815
Portuguese Estado da Índia ★
Coastal · 1505 – 1961
Mughal Empire ★
North · 1526 – 1857
British East India Company ★
Pan-Indian · 1600 – 1858
Maratha Empire ★
Deccan · 1674 – 1818
Nawabs of Bengal ★
East · 1717 – 1765
Hyderabad State (Nizams) ★
Deccan · 1724 – 1948
Sikh Empire ★
North · 1799 – 1849
Kingdom of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1816 – 2008
British Raj (Crown Rule) ★
Pan-Indian · 1858 – 1947
Kingdom of Bhutan ★
Himalaya · 1907 – present
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Jaffna Kingdom
Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949
Kashmir Sultanate
North · 1339 – 1586
Samma Dynasty
Northwest · 1351 – 1524
Bengal Sultanate
East · 1352 – 1576
Timurid Empire (Herat)
Northwest · 1370 – 1507
Malwa Sultanate
Central · 1392 – 1562
Jaunpur (Sharqi) Sultanate
Gangetic Plain · 1394 – 1479
Gujarat Sultanate
West · 1407 – 1573
Kingdom of Kotte
Sri Lanka · 1412 – 1597
Gajapati Kingdom
East · 1434 – 1541
Ahmadnagar Sultanate (Nizam Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1636
Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1686
Berar Sultanate (Imad Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1574
Bidar Sultanate (Barid Shahi)
Deccan · 1492 – 1619
Portuguese Cochin
Coastal · 1503 – 1663
Koch Kingdom (Kamata / Cooch Behar)
Northeast · 1515 – 1949
Golconda Sultanate (Qutb Shahi)
Deccan · 1518 – 1687
Madurai Nayaks
South · 1529 – 1736