Chamaraja or Chamarajendra is the title of kings from the

Wadiyar dynasty The Wadiyar dynasty,() also referred to as the Wadiyars of Mysore (also spelt Wodeyer, Odeyer, and Wadeyar), is a Medieval India, late-medieval India, Indian royal family of former Maharaja of Mysore, maharajas of Mysore from the Urs (surname) ...

(or Wodeyar) of the former

Kingdom of Mysore The Kingdom of Mysore was a geopolitical realm in southern India founded in around 1399 in the vicinity of the modern-day city of Mysore and prevailed until 1950. The territorial boundaries and the form of government transmuted substantially ...

in southern India: *

Chamaraja Wodeyar I Chamaraja Wodeyar I (born Bettada Chamaraja; 1408–1459) was the second raja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1423 at the age of 24, after his father's death, until his own in 1459. He was the elder son of Yaduraya. Inheritance and expansion ...

, Raja of Mysore (1408–1459; r. 1423–59) *

Chamaraja Wodeyar II Chamarajara Wodeyar II (Raja Hiriya Abiral Chamarajara Wodeyar II; 1463–1513) was the fourth raja of the Kingdom of Mysore The Kingdom of Mysore was a geopolitical realm in southern India founded in around 1399 in the vicinity of the ...

, Raja of Mysore (1463–1513; r. 1478–1513) *

Chamaraja Wodeyar III Chamaraja Wodeyar III (29 September 1492 – 17 February 1553) was fifth raja of the Kingdom of Mysore The Kingdom of Mysore was a geopolitical realm in southern India founded in around 1399 in the vicinity of the modern-day city of My ...

, Raja of Mysore (1492–1553; r. 1513–53) *

Chamaraja Wodeyar IV Chamaraja Wodeyar IV (25 July 1507 – 9 November 1576) was the seventh maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was the youngest son of Chamaraja Wodeyar III, the fifth raja of Mysore. He took over the kingdom at the age of 65 after his older br ...

, Raja of Mysore (1507–1576; r. 1572–76) *

Chamaraja Wodeyar V Chamaraja Wodeyar V (reigned 1576–1578) was the eighth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore, who reigned from 1576 until 1578. Ascension to throne and immediate death After the death of his uncle Chamaraja Wodeyar IV, Chamaraja Wodeyar V too ...

, Raja of Mysore (r. 1576–78) * Chamaraja Wodeyar VI, Raja of Mysore (1608–1637; r. 1617–37) *

Chamaraja Wodeyar VII Chamaraja Wodeyar VII (1704–1734) was the seventeenth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore. He nominally ruled from 1732 to 1734. Adoption and coronation He was son of Devaraj Urs of Ankanhalli and adopted by Maharani Devajamma and Maharaja ...

, Maharaja of Mysore (1704–1734; r. 1732–34) * Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII, Maharaja of Mysore (1759–1776; r. 1770–76) *

Chamaraja Wodeyar IX Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (28 February 1774 – 17 April 1796) was the twenty-first maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1776 for two decades until 1796. Life Chamaraja Wodeyar IX was a son of Chikka Devaraj Urs of Arikuthara of the Karugahalli ...

, Maharaja of Mysore (1774–1796; r. 1776–96) *

Chamarajendra Wadiyar X Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (22 February 1863 – 28 December 1894) was the twenty-third Maharaja of Mysore between 1868 and 1894. Adoption and accession Chamarajendra Wadiyar X was born in the old palace in Mysore on 22 February 1863, as the thir ...

, Maharaja of Mysore GCSI (1863–1894; r. 1868–94); m. Kempananjammanni Devi CI (1866–1934; Regent of Mysore: 30 December 1894 – 8 August 1902). *

Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (18 July 1919 – 23 September 1974), sometimes simply Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, was the twenty-fifth and last ruling Maharaja of Mysore, reigning from 1940 to 1950, who later served as the governor of Mysore until 1964 an ...

, Maharaja of Mysore GCB, GCSI (1919–1974; r. 1940–50); titular Maharaja and family head (1950–71); head of the Wadiyar family (1971–74) *

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar (born 24 March 1992) is an Indian politician and a royal scion from the Wadiyar dynasty, currently serving as a Member of Parliament for Mysore since 2024. The great-grandson of Maharaja Jayachamarajendr ...

(born 1992), titular Maharaja of Mysore and head of the Wadiyar family (2015–)

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* Chamaraja (Vidhana Sabha constituency), a constituency in Karnataka Legislative Assembly named after Chamaraja Wodeyars of the Kingdom of Mysore * Chamaraja Mohalla, a zone in

Mysore Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...

named after Chamaraja Wodeyars of the Kingdom of Mysore ;Named after Chamarajendra Wadiyar X * Chamaraja Road, Mysore, a road in Mysore, Karnataka * Chamaraja Road, Vadodara, a road in Vadodara, Gujarat * Chamaraja Road, a road in

Vijayawada Vijayawada ( ), formerly known by its colonial name Bezawada, is the second largest city and a major commercial hub in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. The city forms an integral part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is situated on th ...

, Andhra Pradesh * Chamaraja Road, a road in Srinivaspur, Karnataka *

Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA) is a visual art school in Mysore, in the state of Karnataka in India. The academy is affiliated to the University of Mysore and offers courses in drawing, painting, sculpture, graphics, applied arts, ...

, Mysore *

Chamarajendra reservoir Hesaraghatta Lake is a humanmade reservoir located 18 km to the north-west of Bengaluru in Karnataka state, India. It is a fresh water lake created in the year 1894 across the Arkavathy River to meet the drinking water needs of the city. Si ...

, lake in Bengaluru, Karnataka

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