Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII

Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII
20th Maharaja of Mysore
Reign2 August 1770 – 6 September 1776
CoronationSeringapatam, 16 August 1770
PredecessorNanjaraja Wodeyar (eldest brother)
SuccessorChamaraja Wodeyar IX (youngest brother)
Born(1759-08-27)27 August 1759
Died6 September 1776(1776-09-06) (aged 17)
Royal Palace, Seringapatam
HouseWodeyar
DynastyWodeyar dynasty
FatherKrishnaraja Wodeyar II
MotherDevaja Ammani Avaru
ReligionHinduism

Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII (Bettada Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII Bahadur; 27 August 1759 – 6 September 1776.) was the twentieth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1770 for six years until 1776. He reigned under the powerful control of Sarvadhikari Hyder Ali.