Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII explained

Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII
Succession:20th Maharaja of Mysore
Reign:2 August 1770–6 September 1776
Coronation:Seringapatam, 16 August 1770
Birth Date:27 August 1759
Death Date:6 September 1776
Death Place:Royal Palace, Seringapatam
Predecessor:Nanjaraja Wodeyar (eldest brother)
Successor:Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (youngest brother)
Royal House:Wodeyar
Dynasty:Wodeyar dynasty
Father:Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
Mother:Devaja Ammani Avaru
Religion:Hinduism

Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII (Bettada Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII Bahadur; 27 August 1759 – 6 September 1776.) was the twentieth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1770 for six years until 1776. He reigned under the powerful control of Sarvadhikari Hyder Ali.

Life

He was the second son of Krishnaraja Wodeyar II and succeeded on the death of his elder brother Nanjaraja Wodeyar on 2 August 1770.

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