The traditional founding of the mysore dynasty in 1399 A.D by yaduraya,Mysore has seen 24 rulers ,However until the emergence of raja wodeyar in 1578 A.D the mysore kingdom was a small feudatory kingdom under the Vijayanagar kingdom. With the fall of vijayanagar in 1565 A.D,the wodeyar of mysore inherited and perpetuated the tradition of vijayanagar .Raja wodeyar ascended the throne with pomp and pageantry in A.D 1610 in srirangapatna.which was the then capital and inaugurated dasara festivities which are still celebrated with all grandeur.The most celebrated king after raja wodeyar who contributed to the cultural heritage of mysore are Ranadheera Kanteerava Narasimharaja wodeyar( 1638-1659A.D),Chikkadevaraja wodeyar(1895-1940 A.D) and jayachamarajendra Wodeyar from 1940 till the establishment of the republic of india.
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