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Wadiyars

Mysore rulers

Also known as: Wodeyars

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Mysore Palace

In Mysore Palace
…former kingdom of Mysore, the Wadiyar dynasty. The family ruled the area from 1399, when they first lived in a palace at Mysore, and the city became the kingdom’s capital in 1799.
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role in Mysore history

In Karnataka: History of Karnataka
In the 17th century the Wadiyars (or Wodeyars) of Mysore profited from the conflict between the Mughal Empire and the Marathas in western India. In 1610 the Wadiyar ruler of Mysore seized Seringapatam (now Shrirangapattana); later, Bangalore (now Bengaluru) was also acquired and Wadiyar power consolidated. Later rulers of Mysore…
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