Raja Wodeyar II

Raja Wodeyar II (26 May 1612 – 8 October 1638) was the eleventh maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore for about a year from 1637 to 1638. He was fourth son of Maharaja Raja Wodeyar I.

Raja Wodeyar II
11th Maharaja of Mysore
Reign1637–1638
PredecessorChamaraja Wodeyar VI (nephew)
SuccessorKanthirava Narasaraja I (first cousin)
Born26 May 1612
Died8 October 1638
Names
Maha-Mandalaswara Birud-antembara-ganda Shri Raja Wodeyar II
HouseWodeyar
FatherRaja Wodeyar I

Accession and death

Raja Wodeyar II's reign was brief. When he ascended the throne after Chamaraja Wodeyar VI's death in 1637, he was only 25, younger than his predecessor nephew. However, he was poisoned on the orders of his dalvoys (commanders-in-chief) in 1638, just after a year after coronation. He was succeeded by his cousin, Kanthirava Narasaraja I.

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