Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII

Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII
20th Maharaja of Mysore
Reign1770–1776
CoronationSeringapatam, 16 August 1770
PredecessorNanjaraja Wodeyar (eldest brother)
SuccessorChamaraja Wodeyar IX (youngest brother)
Born27 August 1759
Died6 September 1776
Royal Palace, Seringapatam
HouseWodeyar
DynastyWodeyar dynasty
FatherKrishnaraja Wodeyar II
MotherDevaja Ammani Avaru
ReligionHinduism

Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII (Bettada Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII Bahadur; 27 August 1759 – 6 September 1776.) was the twentieth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1770 for six years until 1776. He reigned under the powerful control of Sarvadhikari Hyder Ali.

Life

He was the second son of Krishnaraja Wodeyar II and succeeded on the death of his elder brother Nanjaraja Wodeyar on 2 August 1770.

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