1. Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was born on 18 July 1919 at Mysore Palace as the only son and the last child of Yuvaraja Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar and Yuvarani Kempu Cheluvajamanni.
24 Facts About Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar had three elder sisters: Princesses Vijaya Devi, Sujayakantha Devi, and Jayachamundi Devi.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar graduated from Maharaja's College, Mysore, in 1938, earning five awards and gold medals from Mysore University.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was married the same year, on 15 May 1938, to Maharani Satya Prema Kumari at the Palace.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar toured Europe during 1939, visiting many associations in London and became acquainted with many artists and scholars.
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In March 1940, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar lost his father Yuvaraja Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar who was second in line to the throne.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar ascended the throne of the Kingdom of Mysore on 8 September 1940 and was democratic in his administration, celebrated by his subjects as his uncle was.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was the first ruler to accede to merge his kingdom with the newly formed tentative Indian Union after India's independence in 1947.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar signed an instrument of accession with the Union on the eve of India's attainment of independence on 15 August 1947.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was made the Rajpramukh of Mysore State in 26 January 1950.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was later appointed Governor of Madras from 4 May 1964 to 28 June 1966.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was well known for his marksmanship and was highly sought-after by his subjects whenever a rogue elephant or a man-eating tiger attacked their immediate surroundings in and around the city of Mysore.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar is credited for financially supporting the tennis player Ramanathan Krishnan participate at Wimbledon.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was a man of letters: he was an avid reader and writer and an acknowledged authority of Indian philosophy.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar sponsored the translation of many classics from Sanskrit to Kannada as part of the "Jayachamaraja Grantha Ratna Mala", including 35 parts of the Rigveda.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was a connoisseur of both Western and Carnatic classical music.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar became a Licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music, London and honorary Fellow of Trinity College of Music, London, in 1945.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar became the first president of the Philharmonia Concert Society in 1948.
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In 1950, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar sponsored an evening orchestra event at the Royal Albert Hall by the Philharmonia Concert Society with German conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler in the lead and soprano Kirsten Flagstad singing Four Last Songs, fulfilling Richard Strauss's last wish.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar is credited with the creation of the raga Jayasamvardini.
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Jayachamaraja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar died at the age of 55 on 23 September 1974 at his Bangalore Palace; he was the last living person who had been the premier king of a state with a 21-gun salute status in British India.
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was succeeded by his son Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar as the head of the Royal Family and the ceremonial maharaja of Mysore.
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Jayachamaraja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar married Maharani Sathya Prema Kumari of Jigni province on 15 May 1938.
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On 6 May 1942, two years into his accession as maharaja, Jayachamaraja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar married Maharani Tripura Sundari Devi.