Nanjaraja Wodeyar

Nanjaraja Wodeyar
19th Maharaja of Mysore
Reign25 April 1766 – 2 August 1770
CoronationSrirangapatna, 6 May 1766
PredecessorKrishnaraja Wadiyar II (father)
SuccessorChamaraja Wodeyar VIII (younger brother)
Born1748 (1748)
Died2 August 1770(1770-08-02) (aged 21–22)
Royal Palace, Srirangapata
HouseWodeyar
DynastyWodeyar dynasty
FatherKrishnaraja Wodeyar II
MotherDevaja Ammani Avaru
ReligionHinduism

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.[1][2]

Life

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

References

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  1. ^ Sampath, Vikram (31 October 2024). Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum (1760–1799). Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-6790-094-9. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  2. ^ Balakrishna, Sandeep (28 January 2015). TipuSultan- The Tyrant of Mysore. RARE Publications. ISBN 978-2-7659-0832-6. Retrieved 2 November 2025.

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