The Kingdom of Mysore (1399–1947) was a kingdom of southern India,
traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of
the modern city of Mysore. The kingdom, which was ruled by the Wodeyar
family, initially served as a vassal state of the Vijayanagara Empire.
Around 1565, the kingdom became independent. The 17th century saw a
steady expansion of its territory and, under Narasaraja Wodeyar I
(pictured) and Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, the kingdom annexed large
expanses of what is now southern Karnataka and parts of Tamil Nadu to
become a powerful state in the southern Deccan. It reached the height of
its military power and dominion in the latter half of the 18th century
under the de facto ruler Haider Ali and his son Tipu Sultan. During this
time, it came into conflict with the Marathas, the British and the Nizam
of Hyderabad which culminated in the four Anglo-Mysore wars. The British
restored a subsidiary alliance, and a diminished Mysore was now
transformed into a Princely state until Indian independence in 1947. The
Mysore kings were not only accomplished exponents of the fine arts and
men of letters, they were enthusiastic patrons as well and their
legacies continue to influence music and art even today.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1812:
French invasion of Russia: As Napoleon's Grande Armée began
its retreat, its rear guard was defeated at the Battle of Vyazma
(monument pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vyazma>
1942:
World War II: U.S. Marines and U.S. Army forces began an
attempt to encircle and destroy a regiment of Imperial Japanese Army
troops.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koli_Point_action>
1957:
The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, carrying
Laika the Russian space dog as the first living creature from Earth to
enter orbit.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika>
1967:
Vietnam War: A series of major engagements that were some of
the hardest-fought and bloodiest battles of the war began at Đắk Tô
in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dak_To>
1996:
Abdullah Çatlı, a drug trafficker, a contract killer, and a
leader of the ultra-nationalist Nationalist Movement Party, was killed
in a car crash near Susurluk, Balıkesir Province, Turkey, sparking the
Susurluk scandal which exposed the depth of the state's complicity in
organized crime.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_%C3%87atl%C4%B1>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
caritative:
Charitable.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caritative>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Once the masterpiece has emerged, the lesser works surrounding it fall
into place; and it then gives the impression of having been led up to
and foreseeable, though actually it is inconceivable — or, rather, it
can only be conceived of once it is there for us to see it.
--André Malraux
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Malraux>
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