Nanjaraja Wodeyar

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.

Nanjaraja Wodeyar
Maharaja of Mysore
19th Maharaja of Mysore
Reign1766–1770
CoronationSrirangapatna, 6 May 1766
PredecessorKrishnaraja Wadiyar II (father)
SuccessorChamaraja Wodeyar VIII (younger brother)
Born1748
Died2 August 1770
Royal Palace, Seringapatam
DynastyWodeyar dynasty
FatherKrishnaraja Wodeyar II
MotherDevaja Ammani Avaru
ReligionHinduism

Life

He was eldest son of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar II, and succeeded on the death of his father in 1766.

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