Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore

E169794

Indian royal family royal dynasty

The Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore was a South Indian royal family that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore for several centuries, overseeing its transformation into a major regional power and later a princely state under British rule.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Wadiyar dynasty	8
Mysore royal family	3
Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore canonical	3
Wodeyar dynasty	2
Maharajas of Mysore	1
Mysore Royal Family	1
Mysore Wadiyar kings	1
Mysuru royal family	1
Wadiyar dynasty (after 1799)	1
Wadiyar family	1
Wadiyar royal family	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1486607 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore
Context triple: [Karnataka, hasHistoricalDynasty, Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore]

A. Asaf Jahi dynasty
The Asaf Jahi dynasty was the ruling family of the Nizams of Hyderabad, which governed the princely state of Hyderabad in south-central India from the early 18th century until Indian integration in 1948.
B. Nayakkar dynasty
The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
C. Hoysalas
The Hoysalas were a prominent medieval South Indian dynasty known for their patronage of art and architecture, especially their intricately carved temples in present-day Karnataka.
D. Newalkar dynasty
The Newalkar dynasty was the ruling Maratha royal family of the princely state of Jhansi, most famously associated with Rani Lakshmibai.
E. Pandya dynasty
The Pandya dynasty was an ancient Tamil royal lineage that ruled parts of southern India, particularly in present-day Tamil Nadu, and was renowned for its maritime trade, patronage of Tamil literature, and long-standing rivalry with the Chola and Chera dynasties.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore
Target entity description: The Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore was a South Indian royal family that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore for several centuries, overseeing its transformation into a major regional power and later a princely state under British rule.

A. Asaf Jahi dynasty
The Asaf Jahi dynasty was the ruling family of the Nizams of Hyderabad, which governed the princely state of Hyderabad in south-central India from the early 18th century until Indian integration in 1948.
B. Nayakkar dynasty
The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
C. Hoysalas
The Hoysalas were a prominent medieval South Indian dynasty known for their patronage of art and architecture, especially their intricately carved temples in present-day Karnataka.
D. Newalkar dynasty
The Newalkar dynasty was the ruling Maratha royal family of the princely state of Jhansi, most famously associated with Rani Lakshmibai.
E. Pandya dynasty
The Pandya dynasty was an ancient Tamil royal lineage that ruled parts of southern India, particularly in present-day Tamil Nadu, and was renowned for its maritime trade, patronage of Tamil literature, and long-standing rivalry with the Chola and Chera dynasties.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian royal family ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ
administrativeReforms	modernization of Mysore administration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Wadiyar family ⓘ linked to: Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore Wodeyar dynasty ⓘ linked to: Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore
associatedWith	Dasara festival of Mysore ⓘ linked to: Dasara in Mysuru Mysore Palace ⓘ
capital	Mysore ⓘ linked to: Mysuru
coatOfArms	royal emblem of the Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
endTime	1950 ⓘ
ethnicity	Kannada ⓘ
founder	Yaduraya Wadiyar ⓘ
houseType	hereditary monarchy ⓘ
knownFor	development of Mysore as a model princely state ⓘ progressive governance under Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV ⓘ
language	Kannada ⓘ
lastRuler	Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar ⓘ
notableRuler	Chamaraja Wadiyar I ⓘ Chamarajendra Wadiyar X ⓘ Chikka Devaraja Wadiyar ⓘ Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar ⓘ Kanthirava Narasaraja I ⓘ Krishnaraja Wadiyar III ⓘ Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV ⓘ Raja Wadiyar I ⓘ linked to: Yaduraya Wadiyar
overlord	British Crown (during princely state period) ⓘ linked to: British Crown
patronage	Bharatanatyam ⓘ Carnatic music ⓘ Kannada literature ⓘ Mysore painting ⓘ linked to: Tanjore painting Sanskrit scholarship ⓘ
politicalStatusChange	from independent kingdom to princely state under British rule ⓘ from princely state to part of the Indian Union ⓘ
predecessor	Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ
region	South India ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
ruled	Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
ruledAs	Maharajas of Mysore ⓘ linked to: Wadiyar dynasty of Mysore
significantEvent	Mysore becoming a princely state under British paramountcy ⓘ accession of Mysore to the Dominion of India in 1947 ⓘ declaration of independence from Vijayanagara suzerainty in 1565 ⓘ establishment of Mysore as a major regional power in the 17th century ⓘ integration of Mysore into the Republic of India in 1950 ⓘ restoration to the throne by the British in 1799 ⓘ subordination to Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan in the late 18th century ⓘ
startTime	1399 ⓘ
succession	primogeniture ⓘ

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