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Nanjaraja Wodeyar

Nanjaraja Wodeyar
Raja of Mysore
Reign 1766–1770
Coronation Srirangapatna, 6 May 1766
Born 1748
Died 2 August 1770
Royal Palace, Seringapatam
Dynasty Wodeyar dynasty
Father Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
Mother Devaja Ammani Avaru
Religion Hinduism

Maharaja Shri Nanjaraja Dalavai Wodeyar Bahadur (1748 – 2 August 1770) or Nanjaraja Wodeyar, was the Raja of Mysore (r.1766 – 1770). He also reigned under the control of the Sarvadhikari Hyder Ali, like his father.

He was eldest son of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar II, and succeeded on the death of his father, 1766.

2 August 1770, He was poisoned by a cup of milk sent by Hyder Ali.



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