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{{Diwans and Chief Ministers of Mysore}}
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{{Mysore Kingdom series}}
The [[Maharaja of Mysore|Maharajas of Mysore]] founded the kingdom in 1399 with a brief interruption 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 word Dewan (in Urdu) means the Prime Minister of a kingdom; more precisely, a royal advisor to the [[monarch]].

The following lists the [[Dewan|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, Diwan T. Ananda Rao, Diwan Sir M. Visveswarayya, Diwan M. Kantaraj Urs, and Diwan Sir Mirza Ismail. 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]], [[Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant]], Mysore Lamps, Mysore Chemical and Fertilizers Factory, Mysore Paper Mills, [[Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited]]. The [[State Bank of Mysore]] was established in 1913. Dams for irrigation like [[Krishna Raja Sagara]] in 1924 and Hydroelectric Power Plants on [[Shivanasamudra Falls]] in 1902 and [[Jog Falls]]. Bangalore was the first city in India to get electric street lights in 1905.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! №
! Portrait
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
! Term
! Monarch
|-
| rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Purniya, Chief Minister of Mysore.tif|75px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Purnaiah]]
| 29 December 1782
| 4 May 1799
| rowspan="2" |1
|[[File:Portrait_of_Tippoo_Sultan_Wellcome_L0040600.jpg|150px]]
[[Tipu Sultan]]

(Began the culture of diwans in Mysore Kingdom)
|-
| 4 May 1799
| April 1811
| rowspan="19" |[[File:Krishnaraja Wodeyar III.jpg|200px]]
[[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
|-
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" |
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" |
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" | Direct rule by [[Krishnaraja Wadiyar III]]
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" | November 1825
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" | May 1827
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" |
|-
| 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
|-
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" |
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" |
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" | Direct rule by [[Krishnaraja Wadiyar III]]
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" | 1866
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" | 1868
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" |
|-
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" |
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" |
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" | Temporary rule of the British Raj
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" | 1868
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" | 20 March 1881
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" |
! style="background:lemonchiffon;" | Subsidiary Alliance between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company
|-
| 14
| [[File:C. V. Rungacharlu.jpg|75px]]
| Sir [[C. V. Rungacharlu]]<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|title=Diwans Takeover|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/15/stories/2002081500220200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031002191631/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/15/stories/2002081500220200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2003|accessdate=29 October 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 August 2002}}</ref>
| 25 March 1881
| 20 January 1883
|1
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Chamaraja Wodeyar 1863-94.jpg|175px]]
[[Chamarajendra Wadiyar X]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |15
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Seshadri Iyer.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan="2" |Sir [[K. Seshadri Iyer]]
| 21 January 1883
| 28 December 1894
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
| 28 December 1894
| 11 August 1900
| rowspan="9" |[[File:Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar 1881-1940.jpg|200px]]
[[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV]]
|-
| -
|[[File:T._R._A._Thumboo_Chetty_Portrait.jpg|frameless|134x134px]]
| Sir [[T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty]] <br><small>* Sir T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty officiated for considerable periods during the absence on leave of the Permanent holder of the office of Dewan mainly for Sir [[K. Seshadri Iyer]].</small>
| 11 August 1900
| 18 March 1901
|1
|-
| 16
|[[File:Sir Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti (3).jpg|75px]]
| Sir [[P. N. Krishnamurti]]
| 18 March 1901
| 30 June 1906
|1
|-
| 17
| [[File:V. P. Madhava Rao.jpg|75px]]
| Sir [[V. P. Madhava Rao]]
| 30 June 1906
| 31 March 1909
|1
|-
| 18
|
| Sir [[T. Ananda Rao]]
| 1 April 1909
| September 1912
|1
|-
| 19
| [[File:Vishveshvarayya in his 30's.jpg|100px]]
| Sir [[Visvesvaraya|M. Visveswarayya]]
| 10 November 1912
| 8 December 1918
|1
|-
| 20
|
| Sir [[M. Kantaraj Urs]]
| 10 December 1918
| 5 February 1922
|1
|-
| 21
| [[File:No image.png|75px]]
| Sir [[A. R. Banerjee]]
| 6 March 1922
| 25 April 1926
|1
|-
| rowspan="2" | 22
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Diwan Sir Mirza Ismail.jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="2" |Sir [[Mirza Ismail]]
| 1 May 1926
| 3 August 1940
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
| 4 August 1940
| 1941
| rowspan="4" |[[File:Court portrait of Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar of Mysore.jpg|175px]]
[[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar]]
|-
| -
| [[File:No image.png|75px]]
| Sir M. N. Krishna Rao <br>(acting)
| 1941
| 1950
|1
|-
| 23
| [[File:N. Madhava Rao.jpg|75px]]
| Sir [[N. Madhava Rao]]
| 1941
| 1946
|1
|-
| 24
| [[File:ARMudaliar.jpg|75px]]
| Sir [[Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar]]
| Aug 1946
| Nov 1949
|1
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister of Karnataka]]
* [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad]]
* [[List of Diwans of Travancore]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html#Mahisur Mysore, Princely States of India], WorldStatesmen.org

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