Timmaraja Wodeyar II
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Reign26 January 1553 – January 1572
PredecessorChamaraja Wodeyar III (father)
SuccessorChamaraja Wodeyar IV (youngest brother)
Born16 September 1511[1]
| Timmaraja Wodeyar II | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Maharaja of Mysore | |||||
| Reign | 26 January 1553 – January 1572 | ||||
| Predecessor | Chamaraja Wodeyar III (father) | ||||
| Successor | Chamaraja Wodeyar IV (youngest brother) | ||||
| Born | 16 September 1511[1] | ||||
| Died | January 1572 (aged 60) Puragiri, Mysore | ||||
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| House | Wodeyar | ||||
| Father | Chamaraja Wodeyar III | ||||
Timmaraja Wodeyar II (16 September 1511 – January 1572), was the sixth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore, who ruled from 1553 until his death in 1572. He was eldest son of Chamaraja Wodeyar III, the fifth raja of Mysore. On 26 January 1553, he succeeded on the death of his father. Thimmaraja Wodeyar II was the first 'maharaja' to rule as absolute monarch and denounce Mysore Kingdom's vassalage to the Vijayanagara Empire.
