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The maharaja of Mysore was the king and principal ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore and briefly of Mysore State in the Indian Dominion roughly between the mid- to late-1300s and 1950. The maharaja's consort was called the maharani of Mysore .
Mysore Kings (1399–present) Feudatory Monarchy (As vassals of Vijayanagara Empire) [1] (1399–1553) 1 Yaduraya Wodeyar (1399–1423) 2 Chamaraja Wodeyar I (1423–1459) 3
A closer connection to the royal family exists through Yaduveer's mother, Leela Tripurasundari Devi, who is the daughter of Kantharaj Basavaraj Urs, holder of the Kallahalli feudal estates (under Mysore) and his wife Princess Gayatri Devi, the eldest daughter of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, making the maharaja his maternal great-grandfather.
The Kingdom of Mysore was a geopolitical realm in southern India founded in around 1399 [3] in the vicinity of the modern-day city of Mysore and prevailed until 1950. The territorial boundaries and the form of government transmuted substantially throughout the kingdom's lifetime.
During the maharaja's reign, the Kingdom of Mysore witnessed development in a range of fields. Mysore became the first Indian state to generate hydroelectric power in Asia, and Bangalore was the first Asian city to have street lights, first lit on 5 August 1905. Princes from other sections of India were sent to Mysore for administrative training.
Maharaja Dalvoys of Mysore Kingdom (1732–1782) Under Chamaraja Wodeyar VII (1732–1734) Devarajaiya Urs 1732 - 1734 Under Krishnaraja Wodeyar II (1734–1766)
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. He ruled from 1578, after his cousin Chamaraja Wodeyar V 's death, until his death in 1617.
In response, in 1700, the Mughal emperor sent the Mysore maharaja a signet ring seal bearing the title "Jug Deo Raj" (literally, "lord and king of the world"), and permission to sit on an ivory throne, and also a sword from Aurangzeb's personal regalia, a firangi, with gold etching on the hilt, to be used as a sword of the State by the Mysore ...