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)
9 Raja Wodeyar I (1578–1617)
10 Chamaraja Wodeyar VI (1617–1637)
11 Raja Wodeyar II (1637–1638)
12 Narasaraja Wodeyar I (1638–1659)
13 Devaraja Wodeyar I (1659–1673)
14 Devaraja Wodeyar II (1673–1704)
15 Narasaraja Wodeyar II (1704–1714)
16 Krishnaraja Wodeyar I (1714–1732)
17 Chamaraja Wodeyar VII (1732–1734)
18 Krishnaraja Wodeyar II (1734–1761)
Puppet Monarchy
(Under Hyder 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)
22 Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1799–1831)
Titular Monarchy
(Monarchy abolished under Mysore Commission)
(1831–1881)
(22) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1831–1868)
23 Chamaraja Wadiyar X (1868–1881)
Absolute Monarchy
Monarchy restored by Rendition Act 1881
(in subsidiary alliance with British Crown)
(1881–1947)
(23) Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (1881–1894)
24 Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1894–1940)
25 Jayachamaraja Wadiyar (1940–1947)
Constitutional Monarchy
(Mysore State, Dominion of India)
(1947–1956)
(25) Jayachamaraja Wadiyar (as Rajpramukh) (1947–1956)
Titular Monarchy
(Monarchy abolished)[5]
(1956–1974)
(25) Jayachamaraja Wadiyar (1956–1974)
Head of the family
(Titles abolished;[6][7] Governors heading the state)
(1974–present)
26 Srikantadatta Wadiyar (1974–2013)
27 Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar (2015–present)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mallik, Anupama; Chaudhury, Santanu; Chandru, Vijay; Srinivasan, Sharada (2017). Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Springer. ISBN 978-981-10-5738-0.
  2. ^ Aiyangar, Sakkottai Krishnaswami (1919). Sources of Vijayanagar History (in Telugu). University of Madras.
  3. ^ Michaud, Joseph (December 1996). History of Mysore Under Hyder Ali and Tippoo Sultan. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0174-1.
  4. ^ Fernandes, Praxy (1969). Storm Over Seringapatam: The Incredible Story of Hyder Ali & Tippu Sultan. Thackers.
  5. ^ Wiki Source, White Paper on Indian States (1950)/Part 4/Instrument of Accession
  6. ^ "The Constitution (26 Amendment) Act, 1971", indiacode.nic.in, Government of India, 1971, retrieved 9 November 2011
  7. ^ Schmidt, Karl J. (1995). An atlas and survey of South Asian history. M.E. Sharpe. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-56324-334-9. 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.