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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 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 ...
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)
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 ...
The memorial was built during the reign of Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV in 1907 as a mark of gratitude by the Wadiyars for getting back their throne from the Sultans. The Obelisk is a tapering narrow structure of polished stone in the form of a square base with a conical tower supported on four cannon balls.
In 1912, Visvesvaraya was appointed Dewan of Mysore by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV. He served for nearly seven years until 1918. [ 4 ] With support from the maharaja, Visvesvaraya contributed to the general development of the Kingdom of Mysore.
In 1940, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV died. His nephew and successor, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (1919–1974), less interested in yoga, no longer provided support for publishing texts and sending teams of teachers to surrounding areas. [39]