Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
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Krishna Raja Wodeyar II,, was also known popularly as Immadi Krishna Raja Wadeyar.
He was the titular ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore
from 1734 to 1766. His reign was dominated by his dalwais (a role similar to seneschal
or commander-in-chief
), including Devaraja Girachuri, who also served as regent
until Krishna attained majority, and Hyder Ali
, who came to be considered the de facto
ruler of Mysore from 1761 until his death in 1782.
He was the titular ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore
Kingdom of Mysore
The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore. The kingdom, which was ruled by the Wodeyar family, initially served as a vassal state of the Vijayanagara Empire...
from 1734 to 1766. His reign was dominated by his dalwais (a role similar to seneschal
Seneschal
A seneschal was an officer in the houses of important nobles in the Middle Ages. In the French administrative system of the Middle Ages, the sénéchal was also a royal officer in charge of justice and control of the administration in southern provinces, equivalent to the northern French bailli...
or commander-in-chief
Commander-in-Chief
A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
), including Devaraja Girachuri, who also served as regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
until Krishna attained majority, and Hyder Ali
Hyder Ali
Hyder Ali was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born Hyder Naik, he distinguished himself militarily, eventually drawing the attention of Mysore's rulers...
, who came to be considered the de facto
De facto
De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...
ruler of Mysore from 1761 until his death in 1782.