* Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV ( 1884-1940 ), the former ruler of Mysore

Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV of Mysore, the first Chancellor of BHU, performed the opening ceremony of the BENCO workshop buildings on 17 January 1919, during his visit to preside over the first university convocation.

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

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.

However British took over the administration of the Kingdom on a specious plea of non-payment of subsidy amount from Mummudi Krishna Raja Wadiyar in 1831 and British appointed commissioners were in charge of the Kingdom.

His son Nalvadi Krishna Raja Wadiyar earned great fame as a saintly King-Rajarishi and his Kingdom was hailed as Ramarajya by Mahatma Gandhi ; an ideal kingdom comparable to the one ruled by the historical hero Lord Rama.

His only son Srikanta Datta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar ( b. 1953 ) was a member of the Indian Parliament for many years.

* Raja Wadiyar I ( 1578 – 1617 )

Raja Wadiyar the ninth Ruler of the dynasty was a remarkable man known for his valor and patronage of art and culture.

Temple authorities requested Raja Wadiyar to provide them with the custody of these jewels as was the practice hitherto.

Raja Wadiyar thought that what is the use of these jewels for Alamelamma as she is a widow now and she no longer needs these jewelry.

Raja Wadiyar sent emissaries to malangi where Alamelamma was staying, with a request to return the jewels.

Then Raja Wadiyar sent his army to Talakad to request her once again and if she still refuses to get them by force.

To escape the wrath of the Mysore Army, Alamelamma uttered the legendary curse on Raja Wadiyar and jumped into the whirlpool in the river Cauvery at Talakadu, with the rest of the jewels and escaped unscathed.

Hearing of this extreme step taken by Alamelamma, Raja Wadiyar was truly repentant.

Here is a brief sketch of Raja Wadiyar which is necessary to get a historical perspective:

Raja Wadiyar after shifting to Srirangapatna is credited with starting the famous Dasara Festivities for the first time in 1610.

Raja Wadiyar was a devout of Vaishnavaite and he donated the famous bejeweled crown to the Lord Cheluvarayasvami of Melkote, which is celebrated as the Raja Mudi car festival even today.

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!

On the Malabar Coast, Ali Raja Kunhi Amsa II had established a large and well armed fleet consisting of 10 dhows and 30 larger ketches in the Indian Ocean, in his attempts to conquer islands that had withstood the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.

Hyder Ali's fleet, which the British reported as numbering about ten ships, deserted en masse, apparently because the captains were unhappy with the ouster of their British admirals and some even demanded the return of Ali Raja Kunhi Amsa II, but Hyder Ali chose a cavalry commander Lutf Ali Beg as fleet commander.

He successfully gained alliances with Ali Raja Bibi Junumabe II and the Muslim Mappila community and later even met with Muslim Malays from Melacca, who were under Dutch service.

The elected President is Mr Abu Mohamed, Deputy President Mr Ismail Yacoob, Vice President I Mr Raja Muhammad Khalid, Vice President II Mr Abdul Mutalib Bin Ithnin while the party's Secretary General is Mr M. Abdul Jamal Bin Abdul Rashid.

Raja Ala Singh of Patiala, the representative of the crumbling Delhi Sultanate and Rai Kalha II were the principal actors contenders for power in the region.

The Hindu Raja of Cochin, Bhaskara Ravi Varman II ( 979 – 1021 ) gave them asylum.

Akbar Shah II appointed the Bengali reformer Ram Mohan Roy, to appeal against his treatment by the East India Company, Ram Mohan Roy then visited England, as the Mughal envoy to the Court of St. James, conferring on him the title of Raja.

HH Shrimant Raja Saheb Sir Chintamanrao II Dhundirajrao Appasaheb Patwardhan.

She took the title of “ Raja Perempuan Zainab II ” as her stepmother-in-law was also known as Raja Perempuan Zainab.

He was the second of ten children of Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II and Raja Isteri Fatimah.

Gujarat was ruled by the young Rajput ruler Bhimdev Solanki II ( ruled 1178 – 1241 ), although the age of the Raja meant that the army was commanded by his mother Naikidevi.

* Raja Ravi Varma: The Most Celebrated Painter of India: 1848-1906, Classic Collection, Vol I & II.

At the time the Pandiyans and the Kadava Pallavas, with an earlier Chola, Raja Raja III, having been held in captivity by Kopperinchunga II and his release being secured by the Hoysalas.

* Narasimhavarman II ( Raja Simha ) 700 – 728 CE

* Narasimhavarman II ( Raja Simha ) 700 – 728

Both Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan successfully gained alliances with Ali Raja Bibi Junumabe II and the Muslim Mappila community and later met with Muslim Malay from Melacca under Dutch service.

Tipu Sultan further strengthened his alliances with Ali Raja Bibi Junumabe II and the Muslim Mappila community, thus expanding the Sultanate of Mysore's sphere of influence.

This recalls the famous episode of Kulothunga Chola II ( 1133 – 1150 ) throwing out the image of Govinda Raja from the Nataraja Temple at Chitambaram.

The times of World War II Brunton spent in India, being hosted a guest by the Maharaja of Mysore, His Highness Sri. Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV.

The Minangkabau introduced a Minangkabau prince, Raja Kecil from Siak who claimed he was the posthumous son of Sultan Mahmud II.

* Tun Abdul Jalil, Bendahara Paduka Raja, was elevated to the Sultan of Johore, Sultan Abdul Jalil IV following the death of Sultan Mahmud II.

* Tun Muhammad, Raja Bendahara Pahang II