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A Pre-historic Brief: The pre-historic culture of Karnataka, the hand-axe culture compares favourable with the one that existed in Africa and is quite distinct from the pre-historic culture of North India. The early inhabitants of Karnataka knew the use of iron far earlier than the North, and iron weapons, dating back to 1200 B.C. have found at Hallur in Dharwad district. Early rulers: The early rulers of Karnataka were predominantly from North India. Parts of Karnataka were subject to the rule of the Nandas and the Mauryas. The Shathavahanas The Kadambas The Gangas The Badami Chalukyas The Rastrakutas The Kalyana Chalukyas The Sevunas The Hoysalas Vijayanagara Empire The Last Rulers: With the weakening of the Mughul power in the North, the Marathas came to have control over the northern districts of Karnataka. Haidar Ali, who used power from the Wodeyars of Mysore, merged the Keladi Kingdom in Mysore in 1763. Karnataka came under British rule after the overthrow of Tipu, Haidar's son in 1799 and the Marathas in 1818 (When the Peshwa was defeated). After having been subjected to a number of administrations during the British rule, Karnataka became a single state in 1956 and renamed Karnataka in 1973 with capital at Bangalore. History of KarnatakaTimetable of History of Karnataka |
