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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. The two urban settlements of Bangalore, the town and the cantonment, which had developed as independent entities, merged into a single urban centre in 1949.
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.
2 days ago · The capital is Bengaluru (Bangalore), near the southeastern border. Before the independence of India in 1947, Mysore was a prosperous and progressive but landlocked princely state, with an area of less than 30,000 square miles (78,000 square km), located on the Karnataka Plateau.
List of Indian state symbols. Karnataka (/ kərˈnɑːtəkə /; ISO: Karnāṭaka, Kannada: [kɐɾˈnaːʈɐkɐ]) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, and renamed Karnataka in 1973.
Jul 2, 2024 · POST INDEPENDENCE. Following India’s independence in 1947, Bangalore became the capital of Mysore State. The two urban settlements of Bangalore which is the old city and cantonment had developed as independent entities merged into a single urban center in 1949.
Nov 25, 2021 · 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.
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.
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