Physical features – Situation, Area, Boundaries, Natural Division – Malnad, Maidan, River Systems, Tanks, Talpargis, Mountain systems

Geology – Metamorphic rocks, Imbedded minerals, Plutonic rocks, Volcanic rocks, Aqueous rocks, Older Alluvium, Modern Alluvia, Travellers notes

Meteorology – Seasons, Temperature, Rainfall, Earth quakes, Cyclones

Flora

Forest Trees – Evergreen belt, mixed Belt, Dry Belt, Sandal, Fruit Trees, Native Vegetables, Indigenous Plants and Shrubs, plants in the Lal bagh or Botanical garden, Grasses

Crops and Cultivation : Ragi, Avare, Togari, Jola, Save, Navane, Baragu, Haraka, Alsandi, Hurali, Uddu, Hesaru, Wollellu, Huchchellu, Haralu, Sanabu, Cotton, Tobacco, Sasive, Kadale, Wheat, Rice, Sugar-cane, Cardamoms, Arecanut, Cocoanut, Opium, Betelvine, Coffee, Chinchona, Vanilla, Cocoa, Rhea, Ipecacuanha

Fauna

Ferae nature – mammals, Destruction of wild beasts, Elephant keddahs, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, insects, insects useful to man

Domestic Animals : horses, Horned cattle, Amrit Mahal, Buffaloes, Sheep, Goats, Asses

Legendary period – Agastya, Asuras and Rakshasas, Haihayas, Parasu Rama, Rama, Kishkindha, Pandavas, Chandrahasa, Janamejaya

Buddhist Period – Buddhists, Jains

Historical Period : Kadambas, Cheras or Kongus, Pallavas, Chalukyas, Kalachuryas, Cholas, Hoysala Ballalas, Yadavas, Vijayanagar, Palegars, Bijapur, Moghals, Mysore Rajas, Haidar Ali, Tippu Sultan, Purnaiya Regent, Krishna Raja Wodeyar, Rebellion in Nagar, British Government

Aboriginal and Primitive tribes, Numbers and castes of the population, Hindus, Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, Jains, Lingayats, Marka, Panchala, Mendicants, Outcastes, Wandering tribes, Wild tribes, Muhommedans, Christians, Urban Population, Character and dress of the people Alphatical list of castes.

Serpent worship, tree worship, Mari or Mara, Bhutas, Buddhism, Jainism, list of Humchagurus, Hinduism, Siva, Sankarachaya, list of Sringeri Gurus, Ramanujachari, Harihara, Lingayats, Madhvacharya, Satanis or Vaishnavas, Islam, Christianity, Roman Catholics, Protestants.

Kannada, its dialects, stages, written character, relationship, literature, list of authors and their works, writing materials, muhammadan publications, European publications.

Fine Arts – Stone monuments, Sculpture, Architecture, Buddhist, Jain, Dravidian, Chalukyan, Belur, Somanathpur, Halebid, Malnad, Saracenic, lingayat, Engraving Wood carving.

The Mysore Commission

Non Regulation System : 1831-1855, Land revenue, revenue officers and settlement, Nagur, Manjarabad, Sayar, remissions on Nagur, in Ashtagram, in Bangalore, in chitaldroog, Justice, Courts, procedure, appeals, Panchayats, fees and fines, pas pachanayats, Criminal justice.

Transition Period 1856-1882 : new departments, revision of Mohatarfa, Administration re-organized, justice, police, jails, revenue, finance, military

Administrations since 1833 : Civil Departments – Revenue and Finance, State Revenue land tenures, inam tenures, revenue survey and settlement, inam settlement, Muzrayi settlement,Land revenue, coffee halat, forests, abakri, sayar, Mohatarfa, salt,stamps, anche or post office, Local funds, municipal funds, State Expenditure, law and justice, legislation, courts, system of judicature, civil justice, registration, criminal justice, prisons, police, public works, railway, public instruction, Medical, Military Departments, British Subsidiary Force, Mysore Local Force, Savar, Barr, Bangaloe __ Volunteers, Conclusion.

Coins, weights and Measures – Coins, Gold coins, Silver Coins, Copper Coins, Accounts, Weights, Measures, Grain Measures, Land Measures, Measures of Time, Eras, Years

Corrigenda et Addenda

Index

List of Maps and Illustrations