Krishnaraja Wodeyar III: The Maharaja who ushered in the cultural renaissance of Mysore and was also a great inventor of board games
Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (14 July 1794 – 27 March 1868) was perhaps one of the longest-reigning maharajas, ruling for seven decades. He was barely five years old when he was crowned the 22nd Maharaja of the former princely state of Mysore (Missouri). The accession of Krishnaraja Wodeyar … Read more