List of Maharajas of Mysore explained

The following lists the Maharajas of Mysore.

Mysore Kings (1399–present)
Feudatory Monarchy (As vassals of Vijayanagara Empire)^[1]
1		Yaduraya Wodeyar	(1399–1423)
2		Chamaraja Wodeyar I	(1423–1459)
3		Timmaraja Wodeyar I	(1459–1478)
4		Chamaraja Wodeyar II	(1478–1513)
5		Chamaraja Wodeyar III	(1513–1553)
Absolute Monarchy (Independent Wodeyar Kings)^[2]
6		Timmaraja Wodeyar II	(1553–1572)
7		Chamaraja Wodeyar IV	(1572–1576)
8		Chamaraja Wodeyar V	(1576–1578)
9		Raja Wodeyar I	(1578–1617)
10		Chamaraja Wodeyar VI	(1617–1637)
11		Raja Wodeyar II	(1637–1638)
12		Narasaraja Wodeyar I	(1638–1659)
13		Devaraja Wodeyar I	(1659–1673)
14		Devaraja Wodeyar II	(1673–1704)
15		Narasaraja Wodeyar II	(1704–1714)
16		Krishnaraja Wodeyar I	(1714–1732)
17		Chamaraja Wodeyar VII	(1732–1734)
18		Krishnaraja Wodeyar II	(1734–1761)
Puppet Monarchy (Under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan)^[3]
(18)		Krishnaraja Wodeyar II	(1761–1766)
19		Nanjaraja Wodeyar	(1766–1770)
20		Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII	(1770–1776)
21		Chamaraja Wodeyar IX	(1776–1796)
Puppet Monarchy (Under British Rule)^[4]
22		Krishnaraja Wodeyar III	(1799–1831)
Titular Monarchy (Monarchy abolished under Mysore Commission)
(22)		Krishnaraja Wodeyar III	(1831–1868)
23		Chamaraja Wadiyar X	(1868–1881)
Absolute Monarchy Monarchy restored by Rendition Act 1881 (in subsidiary alliance with British Crown)
(23)		Chamarajendra Wadiyar X	(1881–1894)
24		Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV	(1894–1940)
25		Jayachamaraja Wadiyar	(1940–1947)
Constitutional Monarchy (Mysore State, Dominion of India)
(25)		Jayachamaraja Wadiyar (as Rajpramukh)	(1947–1956)
Titular Monarchy (Monarchy abolished)
(25)		Jayachamaraja Wadiyar	(1956–1974)
Head of the family (Titles abolished;^[5] Governors heading the state)
26		Srikantadatta Wadiyar	(1974–2013)
27		Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar	(2015–present)

See also

• List of colonial governors and presidents of Madras Presidency
• List of governors of Tamil Nadu
• List of governors of Karnataka
• Wadiyar dynasty

Notes and References

1. Book: Mallik . Anupama . Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage . Chaudhury . Santanu . Chandru . Vijay . Srinivasan . Sharada . 2017 . Springer . 978-981-10-5738-0 . en.
2. Book: Aiyangar, Sakkottai Krishnaswami . Sources of Vijayanagar History . 1919 . University of Madras . te.
3. Book: Michaud, Joseph . History of Mysore Under Hyder Ali and Tippoo Sultan . December 1996 . Asian Educational Services . 978-81-206-0174-1 . en.
4. Book: Fernandes, Praxy . Storm Over Seringapatam: The Incredible Story of Hyder Ali & Tippu Sultan . 1969 . Thackers . en.
5. Book: Schmidt, Karl J. . An atlas and survey of South Asian history . M.E. Sharpe . 1995 . 978-1-56324-334-9 . 78 . Although the Indian states were alternately requested or forced into union with either India or Pakistan, the real death of princely India came when the Twenty-sixth Amendment Act (1971) abolished the princes' titles, privileges, and privy purses. . registration.