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Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV (4 June 1884 – 3 August 1940) was the twenty-fourth Maharaja of Mysore, reigning from 1902 until his death in 1940. Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV is popularly deemed a rajarshi , or 'saintly king', a moniker with which Mahatma Gandhi revered the king in 1925 for his administrative reforms and achievements.
She was the wife of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X and the mother of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV. She was queen regent between 1895 and 1902–during the minority of Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV. She occupies as significant place in the annals of Mysore's history.
Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV's nephew, successor, and the last reigning king of the Wadiyar dynasty, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, ruled from 1940 until 1950. Upon India's independence from the British crown in 1947, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar ceded his kingdom to the new provisional Dominion of India but continued as Maharajah until India became a ...
Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, succeeded his father as Maharaja of Mysore. Prince Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar, father of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar. Princess Jayalakshammani, (1881–1924), married in 1897, her youngest maternal uncle, M. Kantaraj Urs, was the Diwan of Mysore between 1919 and 1922. Jayalakshmi Vilas Palace, Manasa ...
Chamaraja Wadiyar X (1868–1881) Absolute Monarchy Monarchy restored by Rendition Act 1881 (in subsidiary alliance with British Crown) (1881–1947) (23) Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (1881–1894) 24 Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1894–1940) 25 Jayachamaraja Wadiyar (1940–1947) Constitutional Monarchy (Mysore State, Dominion of India) (1947–1956) (25)
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III was born at Srirangapatna to Maharaja Chamaraja Wadiyar IX and his first wife, Maharani Kempananjammani Devi. [2] Maharani Lakshmi Devi, his adoptive grandmother, played a major role in the education and upbringing of her adopted grandson, Krishnaraja Wodeyar III, and was instrumental in his ascent to the throne. [3]
Under Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (1881–1894) 14 C. V. Rungacharlu: Mar 1881 - Jan 1883 1 15 K. Seshadri Iyer: Jan 1883 - Dec 1894 1 Under Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1894–1940) (15) K. Seshadri Iyer: Dec 1894 - Aug 1900 (1) [15] T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty(acting for Iyer) Aug 1900 - Mar 1901 1 16 P. N. Krishnamurti [4] Mar 1901 - Jun 1906 1 17
It used to be the official residence of the Wadiyar dynasty and the seat of the Kingdom of Mysore. The palace is in the centre of Mysore, and faces the Chamundi Hills eastward. Mysore is commonly described as the 'City of the Palaces', and there are seven palaces including this one. However, the Mysore Palace refers specifically to the one ...