The four year old boy ( Mummudi ) Krishna Raja Wadiyar III, son of the last Wadiyar King Khasa Chamaraja Wadiyar VIII, was anointed as the King of Mysore.

But in 1868, the British Parliament upheld the King's plea and decided to restore the Kingdom back to his adopted son Chamaraja Wadiyar IX.

* Hiriya Bettada Chamaraja Wadiyar I ( 1423 – 1459 )

* Hiriya Chamaraja Wadiyar II ( 1478 – 1513 )

* Hiriya bettada Chamaraja III Wadiyar ( 1513 – 1553 )

* Bola Chamaraja Wadiyar IV ( 1572 – 1576 )

* Bettada Chamaraja Wadiyar V ( 1576 – 1578 )< ref > According to Court Historian and Chief Editor of Mysore Gazeeteer-Mr C. Hayavadana Rao, this Ruler's name as Bettada Devaraja Wadiyar.

* Chamaraja Wadiyar VII ( 1732 – 1734 )

* Bettada Chamaraja Wadiyar VIII ( 1770 – 1776 )

* Khasa Chamaraja Wadiyar IX ( 1766 – 1796 )

Mummudi adopted Chamaraja Wadiyar X as his legal heir in 1865 and when British refused to accord recognition and restore the Kingdom to him, he took the campaign to the British Parliament where under immense pressure from many Parliamentarians, British Government accepted the adoption and agreed to restore the Kingdom to the adopted son on his coming of age.

Thus in 1881 the famous Rendition of power took place and Chamaraja Wadiyar X, ascended the throne.

Chamaraja Wadiyar X died in 1894 at Calcutta, leaving behind two minor sons and three daughters.

Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV died without children and as his brother had predeceased him, His son, Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar was crowned in.

Following the failure of heirs male, Krishnaraja Wadiyar decided to adopt as heir his grandson, Chamaraja.

Krishnaraja Wadiyar III died on 27 March 1868, and Chamaraja Wadiyar ascended the throne at the royal palace, Mysore, on September 23, 1868.

Chamaraja Wadiyar was groomed by the British to take charge of the administration.

Chamaraja Wadiyar was the 23rd Maharaja of Mysore.

Chamaraja Wadiyar was a great patron of arts and music, his court boasted of artists like Veena Subbanna, Veena Seshanna, K. Vasudevacharya, Veena Padmanabiah, Mysore Karigiri Rao and Bidaram Krishnappa among others.

* December 28 – Chamaraja Wodeyar, Maharajah of Mysore ( b. 1863 )

The Mahishūru Fort was constructed in 1524 by Chamaraja Wodeyar III ( 1513 – 1553 ), who passed on the dominion of Puragere to his son Chamaraja Wodeyar IV ( 1572 – 1576 ).

The power vacuum created soon after was utilized by Raja Wadiyar, who ruled Mysore from 1578 to 1617.

* Raja Wadiyar I ( 1578 – 1617 )

Legend has it that, Raja Wadiyar having entered the garbha – griha of Cheluvarayasvami Temple on June 20, 1617, became one with the deity ( aikya ).

After Raja Wadiyar ’ s death in 1617 to Chikka Devaraja Wadiyar in 1704 ( there were four rulers in between ), Kingdom was ruled by the surviving progenies of Yaduraya, but none could beget legal heirs!

The Kingdom of Mysore came under the British during the reign of King Krishnaraja Wadiyar III ( 1799 – 1868 ).

* Thimmaraja Wadiyar I ( 1459 – 1478 )

* Thimmaraja Wadiyar II ( 1553 – 1572 )

* Raja Wadiyar II ( 1637 – 1638 )

* ( Ranadhira Kantheerava ) Narasaraja Wadiyar I ( 1638 – 1659 )

* Dodda Devaraja Wadiyar ( 1659 – 1673 )

* Chikka Devaraja Wadiyar ( 1673 – 1704 )

* ( Immadi ) Krishnaraja Wadiyar II ( 1734 – 1766 )

* Nanajaraja Wadiyar ( 1766 – 1770 )

* Krishnaraja Wadiyar III ( 1799 – 1868 )

* Chamarajendra Wadiyar X ( 1868 – 1894 )

* Vani Vilas Sannidhana, queen of Chamarajendra Wadiyar X, was Regent from 1894 – 1902.

* Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV ( 1894 – 1940 )

* Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar ( 1940 – 1950 )

Gold pagoda of Krishnaraja Wadiyar III ( 1799-1868 ).

In 1949 a Medtner Society was founded in London by His Highness Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Bahadur, the Maharajah of Mysore ( a South Indian kingdom in the region of the current Indian state of Karnataka ).

# HH Maharaja Sri Srikanta Wadiyar ( b. 1953 ).

Narasimharaja Wodeyar's only son, Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, was to be the 25th and the last Maharaja of Mysore ( 1940 – 1950 ).