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  Mysore India - History - Maharajas of Mysore -mysore.net
It was during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar II (1734-1766), Hyder Ali Khan and his celebrated son Tipu Sultan became the virtual rulers of Mysore.
Krishnaraja Wodeyar was the longest ruler and Chamaraja Wodeyar, during whose period Mysore saw further progress on modern lines, succeeded him.
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV became the 24th ruler of Mysore in 1895.
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  Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV Maharaja Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, known popularly as "Nalvadi Krishna Raja Wadiyar" was one of the most illustrious and celebrated rulers among the Indian States.
Krishnaraja Wadiyar was invested with full ruling powers by the Viceroy Lord Curzon on August 8, 1902 at an impressive ceremony held at the Jaganmohan Palace, Mysore.
Krishnaraja Wadiyar was the first chancellor of Benaras Hindu University and of the University of Mysore; the latter was the first university started by an Indian State.
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Bettada Devaraja Wodeyar (1576-1578) was the nephew of Bola Chamaraja Wodeyar.
Chamaraja Wodeyar VII (1732-1734), the adopted son of Krishnaraja Wodeyar, succeeded to the throne.
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1799-1868)- In the history of the royal family of Mysore, the reign of Kishnaraja Wodeyar III is a period of interesting events.
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 Wodeyar - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Wodeyar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Wodeyar dynasty(also spelt as Wadiyar-by the Royal family members themselves and also as odeyar by some) was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 to 1947, until the independence of India from British rule and the subsequent unification of British dominions and princely states into the Republic of India.
The rule of the Wodeyar dynasty was disrupted during the 18th century by the ascent of Hyder Ali and his son, Tipu Sultan.
Wodeyars were now subsidiaries of the British Raj and had to pay annual subsidy to the British.
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 Wodeyar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Anonymoused]
During the minority of Maharaja Nanjaraja Wodeyar, Hyder Ali rose to become the de facto ruler of the state, retaining the Wodeyars as mere figureheads.
Alamelamma to escape the wrath of the Mysore Army uttered the legendary curse on Raja Wodeyar and jumped in to the whirlpool with the jewels and escaped unscathed.
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV died without children and as his brother had predeceased him, His son, Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar was crowned in.His only son, Srikanta Datta Narasimha Raja Wodeyar, is now the scion of the Wodeyar family.
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 Kingdom of Mysore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was in the reign of Raja Wodeyar and his successor, the celebrated Kantheerava, in the mid-1600's, that the kingdom really asserted its independence, and expanded to include most of the southern part of modern-day Karnataka, as also parts of neighbouring states.
The 5 year old Krishnaraja Wodeyar III ascended the throne under the regency of his adoptive grandmother, HH Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Avaru, relict of HH Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III.
HH Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wodeyar, signed the Instrument of Accession on 9 August, 1947 and the state acceded to the Dominion of India.
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 Welcome to Mysore Dasara
Raja Wodeyar ascended the throne in 1610 AD, in Srirangapatna the erstwhile capital and inaugurated the Dasara Festivities which are still celebrated with all grandeur.
With the defeat of Tippu Sultan by the British at Srirangapatna in 1799, five year old Prince Krishnaraja Wodeyar (III) was installed the King of Mysore on the throne of his ancestors.
Mysore is the former Capital of the erstwhile Wodeyars and the state of Mysore.
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 Mysore, Wodeyar, wadiyar, vodeyar, prince, kings, royal family, rulers
Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar was the last ruler of this illustrious monarchy, prominent of the Mysore rulers being Raja Wodeyar, Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, Kantheerava Narasaraja Wodeyar, Mummadi or the third Krishnaraja Wodeyar, Nalwadi or the fourth Krishnaraja Wodeyar and lastly Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar.
He was aware of the contribution made by his uncle, Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, in shaping Mysore as a modern State and in his seven years of rule, Jaya Chamaraja continued the efforts of his predecessor.
In this very same address, Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar called upon the people to "consecrate themselves in the spirit of unity and self-sacrifice." Probably, he was already aware of the impending changing conditions.
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 Mysore Palace - The Royals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It was Raja Wodeyar (1578-1617), the eight king of the Wodeyar dynasty, however, who transformed Mysore from a feudal principality into a kingdom.
It was under the reigns of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III [1799-1868] and his son Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV [1895- 1940], that the modern township of Mysore was created.
It was also during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV that the Mysore Palace was built, under the commission of his mother Maharani Kempananjammanni of Vanivilasa Sanndihana who served as Regent during his minority from 1895-1902.
www.mysorepalace.org /palace_royals.htm   (417 words)

  
 PS Wiki Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Maharani Kempa Nanjammani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana Avaru was the wife of Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar IX and mother of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV.
The untimely demise of her husband in 1894 caused her eldest son to ascend the throne of Mysore while yet a minor.
Her second son, Yuvaraja Kanthirava Narasimharaja Wodeyar, was the father of Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wodeyar, the last ruling Maharaja of Mysore.
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 Mysore Kingdom - Indian History
But the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar - II (1734 - 1766 AD) was not that stable, Hyder and Tipu became the virtual rulers of Mysore.
Upon Tipu's death, the five year old Krishnaraja Wodeyar III was installed and the regent Dewan Purnaiya took care of the administration.
Chamaraja Wodeyar IV was the 24th ruler of the kingdom, Dewan Sir M Vishweswarayya and Mirz Ismail assisted him in transforming this kingdom into a modern city.
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 Wodeyar
During the minority of Maharaja Nanjaraja Wodeyar, Hyder Ali rose to become the de facto ruler of the state, retaining the Wodeyars as mere figureheads.
Wodeyars were now subsidiaries of the British Raj and had to pay annual subsidy to the British.
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV died without children and as his brother had predeceased him, His son, Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar was crowned in.
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 Mysore Tour Packages,Tourist Places,Jagmohan Palace,Karnataka,Bangalore
Its ornamental front portion with a hall was added to the main building at the time of the marriage of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV and hence was called the Wedding Pavilion.
The pavilion also served as the Durbar Hall in which Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV held the annual birthday and Dasara Durbars till the completion of the new Sejje or Durbar Hall in the main Palace in 1910.
The pavilion was the venue of the Representative Assembly after 1923, a democratic set up of the people's representatives to deliberate and decide the affairs of the state, the first of its kind in a princely state, an arrangement made by the Mysore Maharajas.
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 Mysore History....   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This temple is of historical significance as it saw the emergence of the Wodeyar dynasty.
During the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar II (1734-1766), Hyder Ali Khan and his celebrated son Tipu Sultan became the virtual rulers of mysore.
Five-year-old Prince Krishnaraja Wodeyar III was installed on the throne of mysore in 1799, and ruled until 1868.
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 Mysore by Ratnakar Sadasyula
Chikkadevara Wodeyar was the man who expanded the Mysore empire while Kantareeva Narasimha Raja Wodeyar recaptured Mysore from the Dalavayis.
The modern phase of Mysore began from 1800 with the ascent to the throne of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III.
Built in 1932 during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV on the terraces of the Krishnaraja Sagar dam its a meticoulosy planned garden.
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The statue of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV in Mysore
The Secretariat Manual was introduced to streamline the administration, the agricultural department was expanded and the cooperative department was founded in 1905 to facilitate the extension of local self-government during his rule.
Krishnaraja Wadiyar believed that progress of the State could not be achieved if a large section of the society remained backward.
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 webindia123.com city guide - Karnataka -Mysore- Places to Visit
One of the largest palaces in India and the residence of the Wodeyar Maharaja's of the Mysore state, it was designed by British architect Henry Irwin and built in 1912, after a fire burnt down the old wooden palace.
Jaganmohan Palace, built in 1861 by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar, is one of the oldest building in Mysore.
This twin storied palace was commissioned in 1921 by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV and was designed by E.W Fritchley in the Renaissance style with concepts from the Italina palazzo and the English manor.
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 Mysore by Ratnakar Sadasyula   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Chikkadevara Wodeyar was the man who expanded the Mysore empire while Kantareeva Narasimha Raja Wodeyar recaptured Mysore from the Dalavayis.
The modern phase of Mysore began from 1800 with the ascent to the throne of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III.
Built in 1932 during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV on the terraces of the Krishnaraja Sagar dam its a meticoulosy planned garden.
www.bolography.com /places/00407.htm   (1361 words)

  
 Musical Nirvana - Introduction to Indian Classical Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1799 to 1866) shifted the capital from Srirangapatna to Mysore.
Chamaraja Wodeyar (1866 to 1902) carried on the traditions followed by his predecessor Krishnaraja Wodeyar III.
It was again during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV (1902 to 1940) that music rose to great heights.
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 Kingdom of Mysore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The kingdom origined as a small state based in the city of Mysore, and was established around 1400 by two brothers, Vijaya and Krisha Wodeyar.
This act manifests the greed for land that characterised the HEIC in the run up to the first war of independence, and is of a piece with its annexation, in the same period, of other princely states like Thanjavur, Satara, Sind, Avadh and Jhansi.
HH Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wodeyar, signed the Instrument of Accession on 09/August/1947 and the state acceded to the Dominion of India on 15/August/1947.
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 Mysores History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Wodeyars of Mysore ruled in the southern parts fo Karnataka as subordinates of the Vijayanagara rulers.
It is said that the Wodeyars belonged to the 'Yadavas' of Dwaraka One Chamaraja Wodeyar of Gowthama Gotra ruled a small kingdom near Mysore having Srirangapatna as his capital.
Some of the smaller fraction coins carried the image of the deity Chamundi, the family deity of the Wodeyar family; other coins carried motifs drawn from nature and inscriptions in Nagri, Persian, Kannada, and English at various points of time.the most important rulers are Raja wodeyar, Chamaraj Wodeyar V, Kantheeravaraja Wodeyar, Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar.
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 Mysore Palace - Heritage Buildings - Mysore Zoo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV commissioned it in 1921 as a residence for the Viceroy of India during his stay in Mysore.
The Cheluvamba Mansion was built for the use of the princess of Mysore, during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV.
The foundation stone of this Greco Roman edifice was laid by Maharaja Chamarajendra Wodeyar in April 1884.
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 Mysore History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Mysore was the capital of the Wodeyars from 1399 AD till the conquest of Srirangapatna by Raja Wodeyar (1578-1618 AD).
LALITHA MAHAL PALACE: Built by Krishnaraja Wodeyar in 1921 at the foot of the Chamundi Hills, this palace was used to accommodate royal guests.
Vishveswaraiah in 1932 during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV.
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 Brief History Of Philomena's Church, Information About Zoological Garden, Brief Information About Chamundi Hills Temple
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV laid the foundation stone for the new church on October 28, 1933, and recalled that his grand-father had built the small shrine in 1843.
The Zoological Garden was established by Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar, one of the architects of modern Mysore.
Besides the temple, there is also a small Palace of the Mysore rulers, Lalithadri, now in possession of Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, scion of the Mysore royal family and son of late Maharaja, Sri Jayachamaraja Wodeyar.
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 indiavarta.com - Travel
The five year old Prince Krishnaraja Wodeyar III was then made the King of Mysore.
Sri Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, descendant of the Wodeyar family resides in the western half of the Palace.
The few exhibits that will remain etched in my memory are the painting of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV with his sisters by Ravi Varma, the four generations of the Wodeyars by V Nagaraju, the stucco figure of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV and the Dussera procession.
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 Rediff On The NeT Travel: A travel feature on Dassera, Mysore in Karnataka, India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
rishnaraja Wodeyar IV was the Maharaja of Mysore in 1918, when I entered the Mysore Civil Service.
I was appointed by Jayachamaraja Wodeyar to his council of ministers in 1943.
Much before that, Krishnaraja Wodeyar himself had me appointed president of the Mysore Municipal Council and chairman of the City Improvement Board in 1934.
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 Mysore: Home of Masala Incense - Palace - Sandalwood
The capital city of the Wodeyar dynasty, mysore, has always enchanted its admirers with its quaint charm, rich heritage, magnificent palaces, beautiful out gardens, imposing buildings, broad shady avenues and sacred temples.
In this temple, a dramatic turn of events took place in the year 1399 AD As the story goes, two young men, Vijaya and Krishna of the Yadu dynasty hailing from Dwaraka in Gujarat came to mysore, after visiting Melkote on their pilgrimage.
At the top is the 12th century temple of Chamundeshwari, the patron goddess of the Wodeyars.
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 Indian States - Karnataka - Mysore
This imperial city was the capital of the Wodeyars.
The Wodeyars were the rulers of Mysore since the 14th century, until the independence from the British except for the 40 years of rule of Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan.
The dam and the garden were built in 1932 during the rule of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV.
www.saigan.com /heritage/states/karnataka/mysore.html   (721 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT Travel: A travel feature on Dassera, Mysore in Karnataka, India
rishnaraja Wodeyar IV was the Maharaja of Mysore in 1918, when I entered the Mysore Civil Service.
I was appointed by Jayachamaraja Wodeyar to his council of ministers in 1943.
Much before that, Krishnaraja Wodeyar himself had me appointed president of the Mysore Municipal Council and chairman of the City Improvement Board in 1934.
www.rediff.com /travel/1998/sep/25dass.htm   (639 words)

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