Mysore

At the end of 16 August 1947

Accession accepted on 16 August 1947 according to the Wadiyar Foundation; original instrument verification remains outstanding. [1]

Accession linked a princely state to the Dominion on specified subjects, principally defence, external affairs and communications. It did not immediately transfer all internal government. The standard arrangements also differed for rulers with full jurisdiction and smaller jurisdictions where the Crown had exercised additional powers. A single colour on the map therefore describes a constitutional relationship, not a uniform form of local administration. [2]

Ruler, negotiators and other participants

The ruler or governing authority recorded for the snapshot is: Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar [3]

Maharaja Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar and Dewan A. R. Ramaswamy Mudaliar; Dominion authorities accepted the instrument. [1]

How the relationship changed

The ruler signed the accession instrument; India accepted it separately. Mysore retained internal government and later became a Part B state under the Constitution. [1]

The documented sequence distinguishes these events: 9 August 1947 — accession instrument signed (foundation account); 16 August 1947 — acceptance reported; 26 January 1950 — part B state under the Constitution. [1]

Why the date of acceptance matters

Mysore is particularly important to an atlas fixed at the end of 16 August. The Wadiyar Foundation gives 9 August 1947 as the date Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar signed and 16 August as the date of acceptance. On that account the state belongs in the acceded category by the end of the snapshot day, even though signing and acceptance occurred a week apart. The original instrument has not yet been independently checked here. [1]

The Maharaja and Dewan A. R. Ramaswamy Mudaliar were the leading state authorities in this transition. Accession established the Dominion relationship on specified subjects while Mysore retained internal government. It was not an immediate merger into Madras or Bombay, and a ruler’s acceptance of national powers did not by itself abolish the state’s institutions. [1][2]

Mysore subsequently became a Part B state in the Republic. In 1956 a new and larger Mysore was formed from the existing state together with Coorg and territories transferred from Bombay, Hyderabad and Madras. The old princely state, the 1950 constitutional state and the enlarged 1956 state therefore refer to different territorial and political arrangements. [1][4]

The timeline

Dates identify the event recorded. A month or year is left imprecise where the evidence does not supply a day.

1. 9 August 1947BY THE SNAPSHOT

   Accession instrument signed (foundation account)

2. 16 August 1947BY THE SNAPSHOT

   Acceptance reported

3. 26 January 1950AFTER THE SNAPSHOT

   Part B state under the Constitution

Timeline evidence: [1] Wadiyar Foundation: Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar

Sources & further reading

The White Paper records the Indian government’s account and reproduced legal instruments. It is not an independent assessment of every claim of consent, coercion or popular opinion.

1. Wadiyar Foundation: Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar ↗Biographical foundation account
2. 1950 White Paper: Instrument of Accession ↗Government account / primary document transcription
3. World Statesmen: Mahisur ↗Secondary chronology: 1947 ruler
4. States Reorganisation Act, 1956, especially sections 2–12 ↗Primary legislation · India Code
5. 1950 White Paper: Successful Conclusion of Negotiations ↗Government account / primary document transcription
6. 1950 White Paper: States Department ↗Government account / primary document transcription