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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.
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1831–1868) 23 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
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. Her contributions to the citizenry and her roles as maharani, regent, and queen mother to the young prince Yuvaraja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, have been commended.
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 ...
Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III both actively and monetarily contributed to arts and culture; [22] [23] [24] while Maharaja Chamaraja Wadiyar X spawned democratic practices, [25] Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV is praised for modernising Mysore Kingdom's economy and industries.
Through an instrument of rendition, power was once again transferred to the Wadiyars in 1881, when Chamaraja Wadiyar X was made king. In 1913, in lieu of the instrument, a proper subsidiary alliance was struck with the kingdom during Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV.
Under Krishnaraja Wadiyar III (1799–1881) (1) Purnaiah: May 1799 - Apr 1811 2 2 Bargir Bakshi Balaji Rao: Apr 1811 - Jan 1812 1 3 Savar Bakshi Rama Rao Feb 1812 - Oct 1817 1 4 Babu Rao Nov 1817 - Apr 1818 1 5 Siddharaj Urs May 1818 - Feb 1820 1 (4) Babu Rao Mar 1820 - Aug 1821 2 6 Lingaraj Urs Nov 1821 - Nov 1822 1 (4) Babu Rao Dec 1822 - Nov ...
Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar was born in Mysore Palace, the second son of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X and Maharani Kempananjammanni Devi. His father died in 1894, when he was six years of age. His mother served as the Queen Regent of Mysore between 1894 and 1902 during the minority of his elder brother Yuvaraja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV.