List of Diwans of Mysore

The Kingdom of Mysore has always been a centre of attraction for the Westerners since they learnt about India in the 17th century. The Maharajas of Mysore founded the kingdom in 1399 with a brief interrupt in the last two decades of the 18th century. After Tipu Sultan, the concept of Diwans was conceived in the Kingdom, with Diwan Purnaiah as the first ever Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Mysore, who was a diwan for Tipu Sultan, and after the end of the Sultans, to the Maharaja of Mysore His Highness Krishnaraja Wadiyar III - the heroic king who restored the kingdom that was halved by Tipu Sultan losing most of its parts to the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Marathas, and the British in the Third Anglo-Mysore War. The word Dewan (in Urdu) means the Prime Minister of a kingdom; more precisely, a royal adviser to the monarch.

The following lists the Diwans of Kingdom of Mysore through 1799 to 1947. The most notable of the diwans are: Diwan Purnaiah, Diwan Sir C. V. Rungacharlu, Diwan Sir K. Seshadri Iyer, Diwan Sir P. N. Krishnamurti, Diwan V. P. Madhava Rao (the most stringent, disciplined, and eligible diwan), Diwan T. Ananda Rao, Diwan Sir M. Visveswarayya, Diwan M. Kantaraj Urs, and Diwan Sir Mirza Ismail (the most benevolent and noblest in the history of Mysore Diwans). Many of the diwans are associated with several industrial and educational initiatives undertaken during their terms. These initiatives include almost all works assigned/ directed by the king, permeating activities like setting up and maintaining industries like Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Hydroelectric Power Plants on Shivanasamudra Falls. A total of 26 diwans have decorated the office since 1799.

№ Name Portrait Took office Left office Term Maharaja
1 Purnaiah 29 December 1782 4 May 1799 1

Tipu Sultan

(Began the culture of diwans in Mysore Kingdom; a ruler - sultan - from outside the family of the Maharajas of Mysore)

4 May 1799 April 1811

Krishnaraja Wadiyar III

2 Bargir Bakshi Balaji Rao April 1811 January 1812 1
3 Savar Bakshi Rama Rao February 1812 October 1817 1
4 Babu Rao November 1817 April 1818 1
5 Siddharaj Urs May 1818 February 1820 1
(4) Babu Rao March 1820 August 1821 2
6 Lingaraj Urs November 1821 November 1822 1
(4) Babu Rao December 1822 November 1825 3
Direct rule by Krishnaraja Wadiyar III November 1825 May 1827
7 Venkata Urs May 1827 October 1831 1
8 Venkataramanaiya October 1831 14 May 1832 1
(4) Babu Rao May 1832 19 April 1834 4
9 Kollam Venkata Rao 20 April 1834 1838 1
10 Surappaya 1838 1840 1
(9) Kollam Venkata Rao 1840 1844 2
11 Kola Krishnama Naidu 1844 1858 1
12 Sir Kola Vijayarangam Naidu 1858 1864 1
13 Arunachala Mudaliar 1864 1866 1
Direct rule by Krishnaraja Wadiyar III 1866 1868
Temporary rule of the British Raj 1868 20 March 1881 Subsidiary Alliance between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company
14 Sir C. V. Rungacharlu[1] 25 March 1881 20 January 1883 1

Chamarajendra Wadiyar X

15 Sir K. Seshadri Iyer 21 January 1883 28 December 1894 1
28 December 1894 11 August 1900

Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV

16 Sir T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty
(acting for Iyer)		 11 August 1900 18 March 1901 1
17 Sir P. N. Krishnamurti 18 March 1901 30 June 1906 1
18 Sir V. P. Madhava Rao 30 June 1906 31 March 1909 1
19 Sir T. Ananda Rao 1 April 1909 September 1912 1
20 Sir M. Visveswarayya Visvesvaraya_in_his_30%27s.jpg 10 November 1912 8 December 1918 1
21 Sir M. Kantaraj Urs 10 December 1918 5 February 1922 1
22 Sir A. R. Banerjee 6 March 1922 25 April 1926 1
23 Sir Mirza Ismail 1 May 1926 3 August 1940 1
4 August 1940 1941

Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar

24 M. N. Krishna Rao
(acting)		 1941 1941 1
25 N Madhav Rao 1941 1946 1
26 Sir AR Mudaliar Aug 1946 Nov 1949 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Diwans Takeover". The Hindu. 15 August 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

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