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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 * Yaduraya (c. 1399-1423) * Bettada Chamaraja I * Timmarajal * Chamaraja II * Timmarajall * Bettada Chamaraja III * 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)

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

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