Chamaraja Wodeyar VII (1704–1734) was the seventeenth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore.[citation needed] He nominally ruled from 1732 to 1734.[1]

Adoption and coronation

He was son of Devaraj Urs of Ankanhalli and adopted by Maharani Devajamma and Maharaja Dodda Krishnaraja Wodeyar I.

On 19 March 1732, he ascended the throne at Seringapatam. Two years later, on 10 June 1734, he was deposed and imprisoned along with his wife for opposing the dalvoys, his late father's cousin Nanjaraja and commander Devaraja. He died in prison at Kabaladurga the same year. He was succeeded by his brother, Krishnaraja Wadiyar II.

See also

References

  1. ^ Singh, Brijesh. Comprehensive Modern Indian History: From 1707 To The Modern Times (UPSC CSE ed.). S. Chand Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-93-5501-657-7.


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