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| Nanjaraja Wodeyar | |
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| 19th Maharaja of Mysore | |
| Reign | 25 April 1766 – 2 August 1770 |
| Coronation | Srirangapatna, 6 May 1766 |
| Predecessor | Krishnaraja Wadiyar II (father) |
| Successor | Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII (younger brother) |
| Born | 1748 |
| Died | 2 August 1770 (aged 21–22) Royal Palace, Srirangapata |
| House | Wodeyar |
| Dynasty | Wodeyar dynasty |
| Father | Krishnaraja Wodeyar II |
| Mother | Devaja Ammani Avaru |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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
[edit]He was eldest son of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar II, and succeeded on the death of his father in 1766.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Balakrishna, Sandeep (28 January 2015). TipuSultan- The Tyrant of Mysore. RARE Publications. ISBN 978-2-7659-0832-6. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
See also
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