Krishnaraja Wadiyar III was an Indian king who was the twenty-second Maharaja of Mysore. He ruled the kingdom for nearly seventy years, from 30 June 1799 until his death, for a good portion of the lat
Photograph of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III, c. 1866
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III as a child
Silver Rupee of Krishna Raja Wodeyar III, Mysore State, struck in the name of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II, Zarb Mahisur Mint, RY47, AD 1805.
"Queens" of Mysore: left, Krishnaraja Wodeyar III's first wife, Devajammani, right, his second wife, also named Devajammani. Thomas Hickey, 1805. The two queens in the painting are thought to advertise vaccination over variolation, as they display the respective traces on their skin.
Chamarajendra Wadiyar X was the twenty-third Maharaja of Mysore between 1868 and 1894.
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
…is known for his contribution and patronage to different arts and music during his reign. He was succeeded by his biological grandson and adopted son, Chamarajendra Wadiyar X. Krishnaraja Wodeyar III was born at Srirangapatna to Maharaja Chamaraja Wadiyar IX and his first wife, Maharani Kempananjammani Devi. Maharani Lakshmi…
Photograph of Chamarajendra Wadiyar X
Chamarajendra Wadiyar X in 1877
Portrait of Chamarajendra Wadiyar X by Raja Ravi Varma, 1885
Maharaja Cham Rajendra Wadiyar Marg in Vadodara