Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII

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Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII
20th
Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
MotherDevaja Ammani Avaru
ReligionHinduism

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.

See also

  • Wodeyar dynasty