mysore palace

 

The kings who ruled Mysore State

1.The Yadurayas (ca. 1399-1423) 2.Hill Chamaraja Owners (1423-1459) 3.Thimmaraja's Wives (1459-1478) 4.Senior Chamaraja Wardens (1478-1513) 5.Chamaraja Wardens of the Old Hill (1513-1553) 6.The Bola Chamaraja owners 7.Chamaraja lords of the hill (all three people 1553-1578) 8.Forty years long reign of king lords (1578-1618). 9.The Chamaraja Wives (1617-1637) 10.The second king's lords (1637-1638) ruled for only 1 year 11.Narasaraja Owners 12.The Lord of the Great Lords (1659-1673) 13.Owners of Chikkadevaraja (1673-1704) 14.The silent son of Chikkadevaraja Wodeyars (mother of 1704-1714, with the help of ministers) 15.The Great Krishnaraja Wardens (1714-1734) 16.The owners of Anganahalli Chamaraja 17.Imodi Krishnaraja Wodeyas (both adopted sons, until 1766, were intrigued by the then ruling ministers) 18.The Wives of Nanjaraja (1766- 1770) 19.Hill Chamaraja Wardens (1770-1776) 20.Khasa Chamaraja Wanderers (1776-1796) (Hyder Ali took power over the Mysore State for the time of the Nanjaraja Wodeyas, who died in 1782. His son Tipu Sultan was the dictator of the princely state, only Nanjaraja, hill chamarajas, only khasaraja 21.Mummidi Krishnaraja's lords (who were only 5 years old when they came to power in 1799) independently ruled from 1810 on the British tactic that the Mummidi Krishnaraja wives had to leave the administration to the British Commissioner. 22.The Chamaraja Wives (1881-1902) 23.Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyars (1902-1940) 24.Jayachamaraja Wodeyas (From 1940 until the establishment of democracy, he continued to serve as the king's chief and governor. 25.Srikanthatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar Bahadur (20 February 1953 - 10 December 2013) 26.Yadavir Krishna Dutta Chamaraja Wodeyar (28 May 2015- Present)

 











Architecture 

The architectural style of domes of the palace is commonly described as Indo-Saracenic, with blends of the Hindu, Mughal, Rajput, and Gothic styles. It is a three-storey stone structure with marble domes, and has a 145-foot five-storey tower. The palace is surrounded by a large garden. The entrance gate and arch hold the emblem and coat of arms of the kingdom of Mysore, around which the kingdom's motto is written in sanskrit : "न बिभॆति कदाचन" (never terrified).

The main complex is 245 Ft in length and also 156 Ft in width. There are fire extinguishing machines located in all parts of the palace in order to prevent any fires.[5] The palace has three entrances: the East Gate (the front gate, opened only during the Dasara and for dignitaries), the South Entrance (for public), and the West Entrance (usually opened only during the Dasara).

The three-storey stone building of a fine grey granite with deep pink marble domes has a facade with several expansive arches and two smaller ones flanking the central arch, which is supported by tall pillars. Above the central arch is a sculpture of Gajalakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, prosperity, fortune, and abundance with her elephants. There are three major exclusive temple buildings within the Old Fort, and about 18 inside the palace heart building. The palace was built adjacent to the even older Parakala Mutt headquarters, 





















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