Maharaja of Mysore

Maharaja of Mysore
Coat of arms (1893)
Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur, the last Maharaja
Details
Style	His Highness
First monarch	Yaduraya Wodeyar
Last monarch	Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur
Formation	1399
Abolition	26 January 1950
Residence	Mysore Palace
Pretender(s)	Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar

Maharaja of Mysore was the principal title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in India.

The Wodeyar dynasty was founded as a feudatory principality in 1399, which grew into the Kingdom of Mysore. The Wodeyars ruled that kingdom almost uninterruptedly between 1399 and 1947; they ruled initially as vassals of the Vijayanagara Empire (1399–1565), then as independent rulers (1565–1761), then as puppet rulers under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan (1761–1796) and finally as allies of the British crown (1799–1947). The Wodeyars of Mysore is the only Indian Royal family in the 5000-year-history of India (right from the times of Ramayana) to have ruled a kingdom for more than 500 years.The Maharajas of Mysore during these 650 years were:

Interregnum (2013–2015)