List of Maharajas of Mysore
The following lists the Maharajas of Mysore.
Mysore Kings (1399–present) | |||
Feudatory Monarchy (As vassals of Vijayanagara Empire)[1] (1399–1553) | |||
1 | Yaduraya Wodeyar | (1399–1423) | |
2 | Chamaraja Wodeyar I | (1423–1459) | |
3 | Timmaraja Wodeyar I | (1459–1478) | |
4 | Chamaraja Wodeyar II | (1478–1513) | |
5 | Chamaraja Wodeyar III | (1513–1553) | |
Absolute Monarchy (Independent Wodeyar Kings)[2] (1553–1761) | |||
6 | Timmaraja Wodeyar II | (1553–1572) | |
7 | Chamaraja Wodeyar IV | (1572–1576) | |
8 | Chamaraja Wodeyar V | (1576–1578) | |
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Raja Wodeyar I | (1578–1617) |
10 | Chamaraja Wodeyar VI | (1617–1637) | |
11 | Raja Wodeyar II | (1637–1638) | |
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Narasaraja Wodeyar I | (1638–1659) |
13 | Devaraja Wodeyar I | (1659–1673) | |
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Devaraja Wodeyar II | (1673–1704) |
15 | Narasaraja Wodeyar II | (1704–1714) | |
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Krishnaraja Wodeyar I | (1714–1732) |
17 | Chamaraja Wodeyar VII | (1732–1734) | |
18 | Krishnaraja Wodeyar II | (1734–1761) | |
Puppet Monarchy (Under Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan)[3] (1761–1799) | |||
(18) | Krishnaraja Wodeyar II | (1761–1766) | |
19 | Nanjaraja Wodeyar | (1766–1770) | |
20 | Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII | (1770–1776) | |
21 | Chamaraja Wodeyar IX | (1776–1796) | |
Puppet Monarchy (Under British Rule)[4] (1799–1831) | |||
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Krishnaraja Wodeyar III | (1799–1831) |
Titular Monarchy (Monarchy abolished under Mysore Commission) (1831–1881) | |||
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Krishnaraja Wodeyar III | (1831–1868) |
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Chamaraja Wadiyar X | (1868–1881) |
Absolute Monarchy Monarchy restored by Rendition Act 1881 (in subsidiary alliance with British Crown) (1881–1947) | |||
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Chamarajendra Wadiyar X | (1881–1894) |
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Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV | (1894–1940) |
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Jayachamaraja Wadiyar | (1940–1947) |
Constitutional Monarchy (Mysore State, Dominion of India) (1947–1956) | |||
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Jayachamaraja Wadiyar (as Rajpramukh) | (1947–1956) |
Titular Monarchy (Monarchy abolished)[5] (1956–1974) | |||
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Jayachamaraja Wadiyar | (1956–1974) |
Head of the family (Titles abolished;[6][7] Governors heading the state) (1974–present) | |||
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Srikantadatta Wadiyar | (1974–2013) |
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Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar | (2015–present) |
See also
References
- Mallik, Anupama; Chaudhury, Santanu; Chandru, Vijay; Srinivasan, Sharada (2017). Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Springer. ISBN 978-981-10-5738-0.
- Aiyangar, Sakkottai Krishnaswami (1919). Sources of Vijayanagar History (in Telugu). University of Madras.
- Michaud, Joseph (December 1996). History of Mysore Under Hyder Ali and Tippoo Sultan. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0174-1.
- Fernandes, Praxy (1969). Storm Over Seringapatam: The Incredible Story of Hyder Ali & Tippu Sultan. Thackers.
- Wiki Source, White Paper on Indian States (1950)/Part 4/Instrument of Accession
- "The Constitution (26 Amendment) Act, 1971", indiacode.nic.in, Government of India, 1971, retrieved 9 November 2011
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Although the Indian states were alternately requested or forced into union with either India or Pakistan, the real death of princely India came when the Twenty-sixth Amendment Act (1971) abolished the princes' titles, privileges, and privy purses.
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