The Wadiyar (alternatively spelt Wodeyer or Odeyer) dynasty was a noble family descended from herders[1] in the Indian subcontinent that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 to 1950, with an interruption. They were a feudatory house under Vijayanagar Emperor, took advantage of weakening Vijaynagar Empire and became free. Raja Odeyar, secured Srirangapatna in 1610, which was

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