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Dictionary of Indian Biography M to R
Date transcribed | 2011-08-00 | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | Comment | Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work. |
| Surname | Mysore | | First Name(s) | Chama Rajendra Wodyar | | Titles, Honours, etc. | Sir Maharaja of | | Birth Year | 1863 | | Death Year | 1894 | | Entry | Born in a branch of the ruling family of Mysore : his adoption by Maharaja Kristna Raj Wodyar (deposed 1831) in June, 1865, was eventually recognized by Government : and, on Kristna Raj's death on March 27, 1868, Chama Rajendra succeeded, was installed Sep. 23, 1868, and was invested with power at the age of 18 : he was carefully educated under a British officer as guardian and became an enlightened ruler, during whose reign the resources of the State were greatly developed : G.C.S.I. : died of diphtheria during his visit to Calcutta, Dec. 27, 1894 |
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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each
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