write a short note on the state of mysore in the eighteenth?
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The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom in southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore. The kingdom, which was ruled by the Wodeyar family, initially served as a vassal state of the Vijayanagara Empire. With the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire (c. 1565), the kingdom became independent. The 17th century saw a steady expansion of its territory and during the rule of Narasaraja Wodeyar I and Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, the kingdom annexed large expanses of what is now southern Karnataka and parts of Tamil Nadu to become a powerful state in the southern Deccan.
Kingdom of Mysore
Princely State of Mysore
1399–1948
Coat of arms of Mysore
Coat of arms
Anthem: Kayou Sri Gowri
Kingdom of Mysore, 1784 AD (at its greatest extent)
Kingdom of Mysore, 1784 AD (at its greatest extent)
Status
Kingdom (Subordinate to Vijayanagara Empire until 1565)
Princely state under the suzerainty of the British Crown from 1799
Capital
Mysore, Srirangapatna
Common languages
Kannada
Religion
Hinduism, Islam, Christianity
Government
Monarchy until 1799, Principality thereafter
Maharaja
• 1399–1423 (first)
Yaduraya Wodeyar
• 1940–50 (last)
Jayachamaraja Wodeyar
History
• Established
1399
• Earliest records
1551
• Anglo-Mysore Wars
1767–1799
• Maratha–Mysore War
1785–1787
• Disestablished
1948
Preceded by Succeeded by
Vijayanagara Empire
Mysore State
Today part of
India
The kingdom experienced sustained growth in per capita income and population, structural change in the economy, and increased pace of technological innovation, and reached the height of its economic and military power and dominion in the latter half of the 18th century under the de facto ruler Haider Ali and his son Tipu Sultan.[1] During this time, it came into conflict with the Marathas, the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Kingdom of Travancore and the British, which culminated in the four Anglo-Mysore Wars. Success in the first Anglo-Mysore war and a stalemate in the second was followed by defeat in the third and fourth. Following Tipu's death in the fourth war of 1799, large parts of his kingdom were annexed by the British, which signalled the end of a period of Mysorean hegemony over southern Deccan. The British restored the Wodeyars to their throne by way of a subsidiary alliance and the diminished Mysore was transformed into a princely state. The Wodeyars continued to rule the state until Indian independence in 1947, when Mysore acceded to the Union of India.
Even as a princely state, Mysore came to be counted among the more developed and urbanised regions of India. This period (1799–1947) also saw Mysore emerge as one of the important centres of art and culture in India. The Mysore kings were not only accomplished exponents of the fine arts and men of letters, they were enthusiastic patrons as well, and their legacies continue to influence music and art even today.