▁Ho ys al as ▁( 1 1 th ▁century ), ▁and ▁the ▁V ij ay an ag ara ▁r ul ers ▁( 1 5 th ▁century ). ▁The ▁city ▁got ▁an ▁independent ▁identity ▁under ▁the ▁Kel adi ▁N ay ak as ' ▁rule ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁From ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Mys ore ▁until ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁Mys ore ▁state ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁S aty ag ra ha ▁movement , ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁also ▁visited ▁the ▁place ▁to ▁inst ig ate ▁the ▁fight ▁for ▁national ▁freedom . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁K arn ata ka ▁announced ▁the ▁ren aming ▁of ▁Sh im oga ▁to ▁" Sh iv am og ga ", ▁along ▁with ▁nine ▁other ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁central ▁government ▁approved ▁( 1 2 ▁cities ) ▁the ▁request ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁renamed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Education ▁Sh im oga ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁important ▁cent ers ▁for ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁the ▁pre - univers ity ▁education ▁in ▁K arn ata ka . ▁Notable ▁instit utes ▁in ▁Sh im oga ▁for ▁pre - univers ity ▁( PU ) ▁education ▁include : ▁Sri ▁A uro bind