Krishnaraja Wodeyar III

Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
Photograph of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III, circa 1866
22nd Maharaja of Mysore
Reign	30 June 1799 – 19 October 1831 19 October 1831 – 27 March 1868 (titular)
Coronation	30 June 1799, Royal Palace, Mysore
Predecessor	Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (1776–1796) (father) (Under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan) Tipu Sultan (1782 – 1799)
Successor	Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (adoptive son)
Born	14 July 1794 Royal Palace, Srirangapatna, Sultanate of Mysore, (modern day Karnataka, India)
Died	27 March 1868(1868-03-27) (aged 73) Royal Palace, Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore (modern day Karnataka, India)
Spouse	Devarajammanni[1]
Issue	Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (adopted son)
Names Sriman Rajadhiraja Raja Parameshvara Praudha-pratapa Apratima-vira Narapati Birud-antembara-ganda Maharaja Sir Krishnaraja Wodeyar III Bahadur
House	Wadiyar dynasty
Father	Chamaraja Wodeyar IX
Mother	Maharani Kempa Nanja Ammani Avaru
Religion	Hinduism

Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (14 July 1794 – 27 March 1868; lit. 'ಮುಮ್ಮಡಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣರಾಜ ಒಡೆಯರು') was an Indian king who was the twenty-second Maharaja of Mysore. He ruled the kingdom for nearly seventy years, from 30 June 1799 to 27 March 1868, for a good portion of the latter period of which he was merely a nominal ruler. He is known for his contribution and patronage to different arts and music during his reign. He was succeeded by his biological grandson and adopted son, Chamarajendra Wadiyar X.