Raja Wodeyar II (26 May 1612 – 8 October 1638) was the eleventh
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 1637 to 1638. He was the fourth son of Maharaja
Raja Wodeyar I
Raja Wodeyar I (2 June 1552 – 20 June 1617) was the ninth Maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was the eldest son of Chamaraja Wodeyar IV, the seventh Maharaja of Mysore. Following the death of his cousin, Chamaraja Wodeyar V, he reigned ...
.
Reign
Raja Wodeyar II's reign was brief. When he ascended the throne after
Chamaraja Wodeyar VI's death in 1637, he was only 25. However, he was poisoned on the orders of his ''dalvoys'' (commanders-in-chief) in 1638, just a year after coronation. He was succeeded by his cousin,
Kanthirava Narasaraja I
Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I (1615 – 31 July 1659) was the twelfth Maharaja of Mysore, maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1638 to 1659.
Accession
The previous ruler, Raja Wodeyar II, Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar's cousin, was poisone ...
.
See also
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Wodeyar dynasty
The Wadiyar dynasty,() also referred to as the Wadiyars of Mysore (also spelt Wodeyer, Odeyer, and Wadeyar), is a late-medieval Indian royal family of former maharajas of Mysore from the Urs clan originally based in Mysore city. The Wadiya ...
External links
Mysore Palace and the Wodeyar Dynasty
1612 births
1638 deaths
Kings of Mysore
Raja II
17th-century Indian monarchs
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