Pakistan is a paradigm example of a failed state that has undergone an extremely dangerous form of radical Islamisation.
Mysore
The old province of Mysore comprised the areas of Mysore, Talakad, Kodagu and
Srirangapatnam. The Wodeyar dynasty, which was founded by Yaduraya in 1399 AD,
has dominated most of Mysore history. Chikkadevara Wodeyar was the man who
expanded the Mysore Empire while Kantareeva Narasimha Raja Wodeyar recaptured
Mysore from the Dalavayis. The interim period saw the rise to power of two of
India's most famous personalities-Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan was the
first to build an army on scientific lines and took on the might of the British.
Known as the Tiger of Mysore, his acts of courage, bravery are renowned. This
brave heart died at Srirangapatna fighting till the last.
The modern phase of Mysore began from 1800 with the ascent to the throne of
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III. Governor William Bentick took over Mysore in 1831 and
in 1881 restored it back to Chamaraja Wodeyar.
