The Kingdom of Mysore was one of the three largest princely states within the erstwhile British Empire of India. Upon India gaining its independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Mysore merged his realm with the Union of India. The territories of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore were then reconstituted into a state within the Union of India. The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, which was founded about 1400 AD by the Wodeyar dynasty, who ruled the state until the independence of India in 1947, when the kingdom was merged with the Union of India. ... A princely state or native state was a feudal monarchy in British India ruled by a hereditary ruler, who was nominally sovereign. ... The British Raj is an informal term for the British colonial administration of most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, also included from 1886 was Burma. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Maharaja of Mysore was the principal title of the ruler of the the Kingdom of Mysore in India. ... ... The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, which was founded about 1400 AD by the Wodeyar dynasty, who ruled the state until the independence of India in 1947, when the kingdom was merged with the Union of India. ... ...

In 1956, the government of India effected a comprehensive re-organisation of provincial boundaries, based upon the principle of shared language. Those areas that spoke the Kannada language were thus unified into one state. As a large portion of this new state comprised the territory of Mysore, the name "Mysore" was, at that point of time, retained as the name of the newly created Kannada-speaking province. This state was then renamed Karnataka in 1973. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ...

Thus, the term "Mysore State" or "Old Mysore State" may refer to:

1. The erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore, a princely state in the British Empire of India.
2. The same territory which functioned as a state within the union of India between 1947 and 1956;
3. The name of the unified (considerably enlarged) and linguistically homogenous Kannada-speaking state that was created in 1956, within the union of India. This was renamed Karnataka in 1973.