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:
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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.
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, Raja of Mysore (1408–1459; r. 1423–59)
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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)
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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)
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Chamaraja Wodeyar IV, Raja of Mysore (1507–1576; r. 1572–76)
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Chamaraja Wodeyar V, Raja of Mysore (r. 1576–78)
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Chamaraja Wodeyar VI, Raja of Mysore (1608–1637; r. 1617–37)
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Chamaraja Wodeyar VII, Maharaja of Mysore (1704–1734; r. 1732–34)
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Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII, Maharaja of Mysore (1759–1776; r. 1770–76)
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Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, Maharaja of Mysore (1774–1796; r. 1776–96)
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Chamarajendra Wadiyar X, Maharaja of Mysore GCSI (1863–1894; r. 1868–94); m. Kempananjammanni Devi CI (1866–1934; Regent of Mysore: 30 December 1894 – 8 August 1902).
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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)
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Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar (born 1992), titular Maharaja of Mysore and head of the Wadiyar family (2015–)
Places
India
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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
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Chamaraja Road, Mysore, a road in Mysore, Karnataka
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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
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Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Mysore
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Chamarajendra reservoir, lake in Bengaluru, Karnataka
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Chamarajanagar
Chamarajanagara is a city and headquarter of eponymous Chamarajanagar district in the Karnataka state of India. It is named after Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, the erstwhile Raja of Mysore, Chamarajanagara was previously known as 'Arikottara'.
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, city in Karnataka, India
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Chamarajanagar district
Chamarajanagar or Chamarajanagara is the southernmost district in the state of Karnataka, India. It was carved out of the original larger Mysore District in 1998. Chamarajanagar town is the headquarters of this district.
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Chamarajanagar Assembly constituency, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency, Parliament of India
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Chamarajanagar railway station
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Chamarajpet, suburb of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Chamarajapuram, suburb of Mysore, Karnataka, India
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Chamarajapuram railway station
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