Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII
| Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII | |
|---|---|
| Raja of Mysore | |
| Reign | 1770 - 1776 |
| Coronation | Seringapatam, 16 August 1770 |
| Born | 27 August 1759 |
| Died |
6 September 1776 Royal Palace, Seringapatam |
| Dynasty | Wodeyar dynasty |
| Father | Krishnaraja Wodeyar II |
| Mother | Devaja Ammani Avaru |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Mysore Kings (1399–present) | |
| Feudatory Monarchy (As vassals of Vijayanagara Empire) (1399–1553) | |
| Yaduraya Wodeyar | (1399–1423) |
| Chamaraja Wodeyar I | (1423–1459) |
| Timmaraja Wodeyar I | (1459–1478) |
| Chamaraja Wodeyar II | (1478–1513) |
| Chamaraja Wodeyar III | (1513–1553) |
| Absolute Monarchy (Independent Wodeyar Kings) (1553–1761) | |
| Timmaraja Wodeyar II | (1553–1572) |
| Chamaraja Wodeyar IV | (1572–1576) |
| Chamaraja Wodeyar V | (1576–1578) |
| Raja Wodeyar I | (1578–1617) |
| Chamaraja Wodeyar VI | (1617–1637) |
| Raja Wodeyar II | (1637–1638) |
| Narasaraja Wodeyar I | (1638–1659) |
| Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar | (1659–1673) |
| Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar | (1673–1704) |
| Narasaraja Wodeyar II | (1704–1714) |
| Krishnaraja Wodeyar I | (1714–1732) |
| Chamaraja Wodeyar VII | (1732–1734) |
| Krishnaraja Wodeyar II | (1734–1761) |
| Puppetry Monarchy (Under Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan) (1761–1799) | |
| Krishnaraja Wodeyar II | (1761–1766) |
| Nanjaraja Wodeyar | (1766–1770) |
| Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII | (1770–1776) |
| Chamaraja Wodeyar IX | (1776–1796) |
| Puppetry Monarchy (Under British Rule) (1799–1831) | |
| Krishnaraja Wodeyar III | (1799–1831) |
| Titular Monarchy (Monarchy abolished) (1831–1881) | |
| Krishnaraja Wodeyar III | (1831–1868) |
| Chamaraja Wodeyar X | (1868–1881) |
| Absolute Monarchy Monarchy restored (As allies of the British Crown) (1881–1947) | |
| Chamaraja Wodeyar X | (1881–1894) |
| Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV | (1894–1940) |
| Jayachamaraja Wodeyar | (1940–1947) |
| Constitutional Monarchy (In Dominion of India) (1947–1950) | |
| Jayachamaraja Wodeyar | (1947–1950) |
| Titular Monarchy (Monarchy abolished) (1950–present) | |
| Jayachamaraja Wodeyar | (1950–1974) |
| Srikanta Wodeyar | (1974–2013) |
| Yaduveera Chamaraja Wadiyar | (2015–present) |
Maharaja Shri Bettada Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII Bahadur (27 August 1759 - 6 September 1776.) or Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII, was the Raja of Mysore (r. 1770 - 1776). He reigned under the control of powerful Sarvadhikari, Hyder Ali.
Life
He was the second son of Krishnaraja Wodeyar II and succeeded on the death of his elder brother Nanjaraja Wodeyar, 2 August 1770.
16 September 1776, He was strangled and killed in the bath at the Royal Palace of Seringapatam, on the orders of Hyder Ali.
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