Nanjaraja Wodeyar

Nanjaraja Wodeyar
Raja of Mysore
Reign	1766–1770
Coronation	Srirangapatna, 6 May 1766
Born	1748
Died	2 August 1770 Royal Palace, Seringapatam
Dynasty	Wodeyar dynasty
Father	Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
Mother	Devaja Ammani Avaru
Religion	Hinduism

Mysore Kings (1399–present)
Under Vijayanagara Empire (1399–1565)
Yaduraya Wodeyar	(1399–1423)
Chamaraja Wodeyar I	(1423–1459)
Timmaraja Wodeyar I	(1459–1478)
Chamaraja Wodeyar II	(1478–1513)
Chamaraja Wodeyar III	(1513–1553)
Independent Wodeyar Kings (1565–1761)
Timmaraja Wodeyar II	(1553–1572)
Chamaraja Wodeyar IV	(1572–1576)
Chamaraja Wodeyar V	(1576–1578)
Raja Wodeyar I	(1578–1617)
Chamaraja Wodeyar VI	(1617–1637)
Raja Wodeyar II	(1637–1638)
Narasaraja Wodeyar I	(1638–1659)
Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar	(1659–1673)
Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar	(1673–1704)
Narasaraja Wodeyar II	(1704–1714)
Krishnaraja Wodeyar I	(1714–1732)
Chamaraja Wodeyar VII	(1732–1734)
Krishnaraja Wodeyar II	(1734–1766)
Under Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan (1761–1799)
Krishnaraja Wodeyar II	(1734–1766)
Nanjaraja Wodeyar	(1766–1770)
Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII	(1770–1776)
Chamaraja Wodeyar IX	(1776–1796)
Under British Rule (1799–1831)
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III	(1799–1831)
(Monarchy abolished) Titular monarchy (1831–1881)
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III	(1831–1868)
Chamaraja Wodeyar X	(1868–1881)
(Monarchy restored) Under British Rule and Dominion of India (1881–1950)
Chamaraja Wodeyar X	(1881–1894)
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV	(1894–1940)
Jayachamaraja Wodeyar	(1940–1950)
(Monarchy abolished) Titular monarchy (1950–present)
Jayachamaraja Wodeyar	(1950–1974)
Srikanta Wodeyar	(1974–2013)
Yaduveera Chamaraja Wadiyar	(2015–present)

Maharaja Shri Nanjaraja Dalavai Wodeyar Bahadur (1748 – 2 August 1770) or Nanjaraja Wodeyar, was the Raja of Mysore (r.1766 – 1770). He also reigned under the control of the Sarvadhikari Hyder Ali, like his father.

Life

He was eldest son of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar II, and succeeded on the death of his father, 1766.

2 August 1770, He was poisoned by a cup of milk sent by Hyder Ali.

See also

• Wodeyar dynasty

External links

• Palace and the Wodeyar Dynasty