Kanthirava Narasaraja II was the fifteenth
maharaja
Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...
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 Mysore and prevailed until 1950. The territorial boundaries and the form of government transmuted substantially ...
from 1704 to 1714. He was born deaf and came to be called ''Múk-arasu'' (literally "mute king").
He succeeded to the throne through the influence of the prime minister, Tirumala Iyengar.
[ During his reign, his ''dalvoy'' (chief of the army), who was also named Kanthirava, led an expedition to subdue ]Chikkaballapur
Chikkaballapur or Chikkaballāpura is the district headquarters of the newly created Chikkaballapur district in the state of Karnataka, India, which was carved out from Kolar district. It is located within 3 km of Muddenahalli (the birthpla ...
, but was killed during the fighting.[ His son later took over and succeeded in establishing Mysore's suzerainty.][
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1673 births
1714 deaths
Indian male poets
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Wadiyar dynasty
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