Chamaraja Wodeyar VI (21 April 1603 – 2 May 1637) was the tenth
maharaja
Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king".
A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, a ...
of the
Kingdom of Mysore from 1617 after his grandfather Raja Wodeyar I's death that year until his death in 1637.
Collapse of the Vijayanagara Empire
During the 20-year reign of Chamaraja Wodeyar VI, the Vijayanagara Empire collapsed drastically, major portions of which were annexed by the Bahamani and Deccan Sultanates. During this period, Chamaraja Wodeyar's kingdom expanded quickly. By the end of his life—and incidentally his reign—he had nearly doubled the kingdom's border. He died in summer on 2 May 1637. His paternal uncle,
Raja Wodeyar II
Raja Wodeyar II (26 May 1612 – 8 October 1638) was the eleventh maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore for about a year from 1637 to 1638. He was fourth son of Maharaja Raja Wodeyar I.
Accession and death
Raja Wodeyar II's reign was brief. Whe ...
, took over after his death.
See also
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Wodeyar dynasty
The Wadiyar dynasty (formerly spelt Wodeyer or Odeyer, also referred to as the Wadiyars of Mysore), is a late-medieval/ early-modern South Indian Hindu royal family of former kings of Mysore from the Urs clan originally based in Mysore city.
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External links
Mysore Palace and the Wodeyar Dynasty
1603 births
1637 deaths
Kings of Mysore
Chamaraja VI
17th-century Indian monarchs
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