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{{Short description|Maharaja of Mysore from 1576 to 1578}}
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| name = Chamaraja Wodeyar V
| name         = Chamaraja Wodeyar V
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| succession     = [[Maharaja of Mysore]]
| succession   = 8th [[Maharaja of Mysore]]
| reign =1576–1578
| reign       = 22 November 1576<ref name="k918">{{cite web | last=Rao | first=C. Hayavadana | title=History of Mysore (1399-1799 A.D.) | url=https://dn721600.ca.archive.org/0/items/HistoryOfMysore13991799AD/218417_History_Of_Mysore_1399-1799_A_D.pdf | access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref> – 26 November 1578
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| predecessor = [[Chamaraja Wodeyar IV]] (youngest paternal uncle)
| predecessor = [[Chamaraja Wodeyar IV]]
| successor = [[Raja Wodeyar I]] (first-cousin)
| successor   = [[Raja Wodeyar I]]
| spouse =  
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| royal house = [[Wodeyar]]
| full name    = Maha Mandalaswara Birud-antembara-ganda Raja Bettada Chamaraja Devaraja Wodeyar V{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}
| father = Rajakumara Krishnaraja
| royal house = [[Wodeyar]]
| mother =  
| father       = Rajakumara Krishnaraja
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| death_date =1578  
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| death_place =Puragiri, [[Mysore]]
| death_date   = 1578
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| death_place = Puragiri, [[Mysore]]
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'''Chamaraja Wodeyar V''' (Maha Mandalaswara Birud-antembara-ganda Raja Bettada Chamaraja Devaraja Wodeyar V) was the eighth [[maharaja]] of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]], who reigned only for two years between 1576 after his uncle's death and 1578 until his demise.
'''Chamaraja Wodeyar V''' (died 1578) was the eighth [[maharaja]] of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] from 1576 until his deposition in 1578.


== Ascension to throne and immediate death ==
== Ascension to throne and immediate death ==
After his paternal uncle [[Chamaraja Wodeyar IV]]'s death, Chamaraja Wodeyar V took over, but died in two years' time on the throne. In span of less than a decade, three monarchs had died, his being the most recent. His father died in 1572, later his paternal uncle in 1576, and now himself in 1578. A stable king was necessary for the perpetuity of Mysore Kingdom. These short-span kings and deaths was a repetition of Vijayanaga's past. Further, Vijayanagara Empire was itself in the ruins, rampaged by the Bahamani and Deccan sultans. [[Sriranga I]], during Chamaraja Wodeyar's time, carried the restoration of the Vijayanagara empire, but his reign was marred with repeated attacks and loss of territories from his Muslim neighbours. Now, Chamaraja's death caused more concern among Mysore nobles. Fortunately, his first-cousin, [[Raja Wodeyar I]], who succeeded him, ruled stably.
After the death of his uncle [[Chamaraja Wodeyar IV]], Chamaraja Wodeyar V took power, but died in two years' time on the throne. In span of less than a decade, three monarchs had died, his being the most recent. His father died in 1572, his uncle in 1576, and now himself in 1578. Chamaraja's death caused more concern among Mysore nobles.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} His first-cousin, [[Raja Wodeyar I]], succeeded him.
[[File:MysoreRegion1625b.jpg|thumb|262x262px|Map showing Mysore and other [[petty kingdom]]s and [[Principality|principalities]] in the region [[wikt:circa|ca.]] 1625, during the reign of Chamaraja Wodeyar V.]]
[[File:MysoreRegion1625b.jpg|thumb|262x262px|Map showing Mysore and other [[petty kingdom]]s and [[Principality|principalities]] in the region [[wikt:circa|ca.]] 1625, during the reign of Chamaraja Wodeyar V.]]


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* [[Maharaja of Mysore]]
* [[Maharaja of Mysore]]
* [[Wodeyar dynasty]]
* [[Wodeyar dynasty]]
== References ==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 09:29, 6 January 2026


Chamaraja Wodeyar V
8th Maharaja of Mysore
Reign22 November 1576[1] – 26 November 1578
PredecessorChamaraja Wodeyar IV
SuccessorRaja Wodeyar I
Died1578
Puragiri, Mysore
Names
Maha Mandalaswara Birud-antembara-ganda Raja Bettada Chamaraja Devaraja Wodeyar V[citation needed]
HouseWodeyar
FatherRajakumara Krishnaraja

Chamaraja Wodeyar V (died 1578) was the eighth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1576 until his deposition in 1578.

Ascension to throne and immediate death[edit | edit source]

After the death of his uncle Chamaraja Wodeyar IV, Chamaraja Wodeyar V took power, but died in two years' time on the throne. In span of less than a decade, three monarchs had died, his being the most recent. His father died in 1572, his uncle in 1576, and now himself in 1578. Chamaraja's death caused more concern among Mysore nobles.[citation needed] His first-cousin, Raja Wodeyar I, succeeded him.

Map showing Mysore and other petty kingdoms and principalities in the region ca. 1625, during the reign of Chamaraja Wodeyar V.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Rao, C. Hayavadana. "History of Mysore (1399-1799 A.D.)" (PDF). Retrieved 6 January 2026.

External links[edit | edit source]