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Nanjaraja Wodeyar

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Nanjaraja Wodeyar
Raja of Mysore
Reign1766–1770
CoronationSrirangapatna, 6 May 1766
Born1748
Died2 August 1770
Royal Palace, Seringapatam
DynastyWodeyar dynasty
FatherKrishnaraja Wodeyar II
MotherDevaja Ammani Avaru
ReligionHinduism

Template:Mysore Rulers Infobox 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.

Life

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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