Nanjaraja Wodeyar
Nanjaraja Wodeyar | |
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Maharaja of Mysore | |
Reign | 1766–1770 |
Coronation | Srirangapatna, 6 May 1766 |
Predecessor | Krishnaraja Wadiyar II (father) |
Successor | Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII (younger brother) |
Born | 1748 |
Died | 2 August 1770 Royal Palace, Seringapatam |
Dynasty | Wodeyar dynasty |
Father | Krishnaraja Wodeyar II |
Mother | Devaja Ammani Avaru |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nanjaraja Wodeyar (Nanjaraja Wodeyar Bahadur; 1748 – 2 August 1770) was the nineteenth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore for only four years, from 1766 to 1770, as puppet under sarvadhikari Hyder Ali, like his father was.
Life[]
He was eldest son of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar II, and succeeded on the death of his father in 1766.
See also[]
- Wodeyar dynasty
Categories:
- 1748 births
- 1770 deaths
- Kings of Mysore
- Wadiyar dynasty
- 18th-century Indian royalty
- Karnataka stubs