1. Kempananjammanni Devi was the wife of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X and the mother of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV.
11 Facts About Kempananjammanni Devi
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Kempananjammanni Devi occupies as significant place in the annals of Mysore's history.
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Kempananjammanni Devi was born in the village of Kalale near Mysore in 1866.
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Kempananjammanni Devi was married to the Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X on 26 May 1878 and assumed the suffix Vani Vilasa Sannidhana as was the practice in Mysore Royal family.
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Kempananjammanni Devi was just 32 and had already left his mark as an excellent leader.
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Kempananjammanni Devi earned the respect of one and all for the fabulous way she held forth.
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Kempananjammanni Devi was advised by Sir K Seshadri Iyer at that time.
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Kempananjammanni Devi was assisted by her brother Sir M Kantaraj Urs, later dewan, as her private secretary.
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Kempananjammanni Devi was not only a mother to Krishnara Wadiyar, but to all the citizens.
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Kempananjammanni Devi was a staunch follower of Hinduism, but respected all faiths equally.
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Kempananjammanni Devi retired when Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV came of age when, on 8 August 1902; the yuvaraja ascended the throne that marked the end of memorable regency and the beginning of what was to become Mysore's golden era, an era that came to be known by the encomium Ramarajya.