It is currently the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division.
It is the seat of the Wadiyar dynasty and was the capital of the Kingdom of Mysore for almost six centuries, from 1399 until 1947. It is the state's third- most populous and is one of the cleanest cities in India according to Swachh Survekshan. Mysore ( / m aɪ ˈ s ɔːr/ ⓘ my- SOR), officially Mysuru ( Kannada: ⓘ), is a metropolitan city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
