Karnataka
History of Karnataka
Karnataka's
pre-history dated back to a paleolithic hand-axe culture. Gold which is
discovered in Harappa, hypothesize about contacts between ancient
Karnataka and the Indus Valley Civilization. Karnataka region was ruled
by Nanda Empire, Mauryan Empire, Satavahana, Kadambas and Western
Gangas. In 1950, the Maharaja, Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, allowed his
kingdom's accession to India and he served as its Rajpramukh until 1975.
On 1st November 1956, state of Mysore was formed. It was renamed as
Karnataka in 1973.
Geography of Karnataka
Karnataka
is located on the south western part of India. Karnataka shares it
border with the Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea, Goa, Maharashtra, Telangana,
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. Karnataka is spread in an area
of 191791 sq kms making it the seventh largest state in the country.
Karnataka has three principal geographical zones namely the coastal
region of Karavali, The hilly Malenadu region, The Bayaluseeme region.
Kaveri, Tungabhadra, Krishna, Malaprabha and the Sharavathi are the
important rivers in the state.