Krishnaraja Wodeyar III

Krishnaraja Wadiyar III GCSI
Maharaja of Mysore
Photograph of maharadja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III on his throne (± 1866)
Maharajah of Mysore
Reign	30 June 1799 – 19 October 1831 (Under British Rule) 1831 – 1868 (Titular monarchy)
Coronation	30 June 1799, Royal Palace, Mysore
Predecessor	Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (1776–1796) (Under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan) Tipu Sultan(1782 – 1799)
Successor	Chamarajendra Wadiyar X
Born	14 July 1794 Royal Palace, Srirangapatna (now extinct)
Died	27 March 1868 Royal Palace, Mysore
Issue	Chamarajendra Wodeyar X (adopted)
House	Wadiyar dynasty
Father	Chamaraja Wadiyar IX
Mother	Maharani Kempa Nanja Ammani Avaru
Religion	Hindu

Sriman Rajadhiraja Raja Parameshvara Praudha-pratapa Apratima-vira Narapati Birud-antembara-ganda Maharaja Sir Krishnaraja Wadiyar III Bahadur or Krishnaraja Wadiyar III (Kannada: ಮುಮ್ಮಡಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣರಾಜ ಒಡೆಯರ್) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Mysore in India. Also known as Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, he belonged to the Wadiyar dynasty and ruled his state for nearly seventy years, from 30 June 1799 to 19 October 1831. He is known for his contribution and patronage to different arts and music during his reign. He was succeeded by his adopted son, Chamarajendra Wadiyar X.

Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, who was born at Srirangapatna, was the son of Khasa Chamaraja Wadiyar IX ( who was born at Arokottara (now Chamarajanagar) and his first wife, Maharani Kempa Nanja Ammani Avaru. Chamaraja Wadiyar IX was the adopted son of Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Devi, the widow of Krishnaraja Wadiyar II. Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Devi played a major role in the development of her adopted grandson, Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, and was instrumental in his ascendancy to the Mysore throne. The Wadiyars had lost the throne of Mysore to Hyder Ali in the year 1766. Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Devi was waiting for a chance to unseat Hyder Ali and later his son Tipu Sultan, and had sent numerous feelers to the British to unseat them and hand over the kingdom to the Wadiyars. She also informed the British about the treaty between Tipu Sultan and the French. When Tipu Sultan died at the hands of the British in 1799, she discussed about the handover of the Mysore throne, which finally led to the installation of the five-year-old Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, as the Maharaja of Mysore on 30 June 1799 The ceremony took place in a special pavilion constructed near the Lakshmiramana Swamy temple in Mysore. being led to it by the Duke of Wellington on his right. Dewan Purnaiah was selected as the Dewan of Mysore with an indication that he should be loyal to the king till the king himself attains an age of discretion.