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Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (22 February 1863 – 28 December 1894) was the twenty-third Maharaja of Mysore between 1868 and 1894.
Chama Raja Wadiyar X also known as Chama Rajendra Wadiyar X was the ruling Maharaja of Mysore between 1881 and 1894. Chama Raja Wadiyar X was born at the old palace in Mysore on February 22, 1863, as the third son of Sardar Chikka Krishnaraj Urs, of the Bettada-Kote branch of the ruling clan.
Chamaraja Wadiyar X's son and successor Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV earned great fame as a saintly king, and his kingdom was hailed as Ramarajya by Mahatma Gandhi–as an ideal kingdom comparable to the one ruled by Lord Rama.
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (18 July 1919 – 23 September 1974), sometimes simply Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, was the twenty-fifth and last ruling Maharaja of Mysore, reigning from 1940 to 1950, who later served as the governor of Mysore until 1964 and as governor of Madras from 1964 to 1966.
Chamarajendra Wodeyar X passed away in Kolkata on December 28, 1894, and his final rites were performed in Kalighat. Here, a driver with BMTC, also a passionate historian, narrates his...
Photograph of Chamarajendra Wadiyar X, the Maharajah of Mysore and two Princes in a full length portrait. The Maharajah is sitting in a chair with his left leg placed on a footstool and his left arm resting over the arm of the chair he is sitting in. He is wearing a turban and has a chain around his neck, earrings and a embroidered robe.
Chamarajendra Wadiyar X took official charge of the affairs of Mysore in 1881 and served until he died in 1894. Among his earliest acts was the establishment of the Mysore Representative Assembly, which gave the citizens a democratic forum to voice their concerns.
