Chamaraja Wodeyar IX

Chamaraja Wodeyar IX
Chamaraja Wodeyar IX
	Maharaja of Mysore
21st Maharaja of Mysore
Reign	1776–1796
Coronation	27 September 1776, Seringapatam
Predecessor	Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII (older brother)
Successor	Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (son)
Born	28 February 1774; Chamarajanagar
Died	17 April 1796; Royal Palace, Seringapatam
Issue	Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
Dynasty	Wodeyar dynasty
Father	Krishnaraja Wadiyar II
Mother	Honnajamma
Religion	Hinduism

Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (28 February 1774 – 17 April 1796) was the twenty-first maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1776 for two decades until 1796.

Life

Chamaraja Wodeyar IX was a son of Chikka Devaraj Urs of Arikuthara of the Karugahalli family. After the death of his older brother and predecessor Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII, he was adopted by Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Devi, widow of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar II. He reigned under the controls of Sarvadhikari Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan, like his three immediate predecessors did: Maharajas Krishanaraja Wodeyar II, Nanjaraja Wodeyar, and Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII.

In January 1786, Tipu Sultan seized total power, established the new state of Khudadad, and assumed the title of Padshah.

The maharaja died of smallpox at the Royal Palace of Seringapatam on 17 April 1796. Tipu Sultan deposed the Wodeyar dynasty and became sole ruler of Mysore Sultanate for the next three years, until his death in 1799.

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