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Mysore Palace, also known as Amba Vilas Palace, is a historical palace and a royal residence. It is located in Mysore, Karnataka, India. It used to be the official residence of the Wadiyar dynasty and the seat of the Kingdom of Mysore. The palace is in the centre of Mysore, and faces the Chamundi Hills eastward.
The term "Kingdom of Mysore" broadly covers the various stages the Mysore establishment went through: A Vijayanagara vassal (c. 1399 – 1565), an independent Hindu Kingdom ruled by the Wodeyar dynasty (c. 1565 – 1761), ruled by the de facto rulers Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan who took control of the Kingdom (c. 1761 – 1799), and a princely ...
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Palaces: 1861 Jaganmohana Palace: Currently, Shri Jayachamarajendra Arts Gallery and Jaganmohana Palace Arts and Crafts Museum 1905 Jayalakshmi Vilas Palace: Now, Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion 1912 Mysore Palace: Palace: temporary tenant: Government of Karnataka; owners: the royal family 1916 Chittaranjan Palace
In return, the Wodeyar family would become free to rule Mysore again. In 1799, after the death of Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, the British reinstated the Wodeyar family on the Mysore throne. The Bhuvaneshwari temple (1951) and the Gayatri temple (1953) were constructed by the last ruler of the dynasty, Jayachamarajendra Wodayer.
The Kingdom of Mysore was a geopolitical realm in southern India founded in around 1399 [3] in the vicinity of the modern-day city of Mysore and prevailed until 1950, it is one of the few Indian polity to be ruled by both hindu and muslim kings. The territorial boundaries and the form of government transmuted substantially throughout the ...
Mysore is one of the most prominent tourist areas of India, known as the Palace City of India. [1] [2] [3] The Mysore Palace in the city is the most visited place in India, above Red Fort, Qutb Minar, and even the Taj Mahal as of 2006. The New York Times recently listed Mysore as one of the 31 must-see places on Earth for two consecutive years. [4]
In 1955, by which time the Kingdom of Mysore had been subsumed into the Republic of India, the art gallery was enlarged with gifts of many precious articles by the maharaja. In 1980, Srikantadatta Wadiyar renamed the palace Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery in his father's honour. [3] The palace is overseen by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, the queen ...