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LURE - THRU THE AGES
WODEYARS OF MYSORE 1573 - 1940 A.D.
Yaduraya was the first ruler mentioned
in the annals of the Mysore royal family.
Raja Wodeyar I (1578-1617) was the first
great ruler of the dynasty who ousted the
Vijayanagar governor at Seringapatam and
made it his capital. He and his successors
conquered neighbouring regions and ex-
panded the territory of the kingdom.
Chikkadevaraja
(1673-1704)
was
the
greatest among the early rulers of Mysore.
He secured several new areas including
Bangalore from the Mughals who had occu-
pied it. He founded the central Secretariat
with 18 departments known as Attara
Kacheri and erected a dam across the
Cauvery. During the rule of Krishnaraja
Wodeyar IV (1884-1940) Mysore saw all-
round progress and became known as the
Model State.
Chronology
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Yaduraya (c. 1399-1423)
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Bettada Chamaraja I
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Timmarajal
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Chamaraja II
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Timmarajall
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Bettada Chamaraja III
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Chamaraja IV
Bettada Chamaraja V
Raja Wodeyar 1(1578 -1617)
Chamaraja VI (grandson of Raja Wodeyar
I)
(1617-37)
Raja Wodeyar II (son of Raja Wodeyar I)
(1637-38)
Kanthirava
Narasaraja
(son
of
ChamarajaV) (1638 -59)
Dodda Devaraja (grandson of Chamaraja
IV) (1659-73)
Chikka Devaraja (Dodda Devaraja's
brother's son) (1673-1704)
Kanthirava Narasaraja II (son of Chikka
Devaraja) (1704-14)
Dodda Krishnaraja I (son of Narasaraja
II)(1714-32)
Chamaraja VII (son of Krishnaraja I)
(1732-34)
Krishnaraja Wodeyar II (adopted by
Devajammani, widow of Krishnaraja I)
(1734-66)
Bettada Chamaraja VIII (son of
Krishnaraja II) (1770-76)
Chamaraja IX (adopted by Lakshmi
Ammani, widow of Krishnaraja II) (1776-
96)
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (son of
Chamaraja IX) (1799-1831)
Krishnaraja
Wodeyar
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From 1763 to 1799 Hyder Ali and Tippu
Sultan ruled Mysore. In 1799 after the
death of Tippu the throne was returned to
Krishnaraja III by the British.
1831-1881 The East India Company
assumed the administration of Mysore in
1831 and appointed a commissioner to
look after its administration. Mark
Cubbon
was the first Commissioner. He was
succeeded by L.B. Bowring.
1881 -1894 The British handed over
power
to Chamarajendra Wodeyar X in 1881.
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV (1894-1940)
Jayachamaraja Wodeyar (Krishnaraja
Eternal India