Mysore princely state court fee/revenue/postage stamp

MYSORE 21 GUN SALUTE STATE

Mysore state formerly Mysore Agency ; now in Karnataka state. area of state was 29,475 square miles ,and population of the state was 65,57,302 in 1931. Privy purse of state at the time of accession was Rs.26,00,000.

Founded before 1350, though it was in existence since about 350AD when the Western Ganga Dynasty ruled this area. They were eventually displaced in 1024 by the Hoysala Dynasty till 1346. Sometime thereafter, the two brothers Vijaya and Krishna settled themselves in two fortresses of the Hadana region, initially vassals of the Hindu Vijayanagar Empire, they became the founders of the Wadiyar dynasty. In the 16^th century, Hiriya Bettada Chamaraja III gave the fortress of Puragarh to one of his three sons, Appana Timmaraja II who named the place Mahishasura. The name was transformed to Maisur or Mysore and this kingdom became independant in 1565 when the Vijayanagar Empire fell. From 1755 until 1799, the throne was usurped by two Muslim rulers, but the British restored the Wadiyar Maharajas.

The Kingdom of Mysore was one of the three largest princely states within the former British Empire of India. Upon India's gaining its independence in 1947, Maharaja of Mysore Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar signed the instrument of accession, incorporating his realm with the Union of India on 15 August 1947. The territories of the erstwhile princely state of Mysorewere then reconstituted into a state within the Union of India.