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| Timmaraja Wodeyar II | |||||
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| 6th Maharaja of Mysore | |||||
| Reign | 7 February 1553 – 1572 | ||||
| Predecessor | Chamaraja Wodeyar III (father) | ||||
| Successor | Chamaraja Wodeyar IV (youngest brother) | ||||
| Died | 1572 Puragiri, Mysore | ||||
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| House | Wodeyar | ||||
| Father | Chamaraja Wodeyar III | ||||
Timmaraja Wodeyar II (? – 1572), was the sixth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore, who ruled between 7 February 1553 and 1572. He was eldest son of Chamaraja Wodeyar III, the fifth raja of Mysore. On 17 February 1553, he succeeded on the death of his father. Thimmaraja Wodeyar II was the first 'maharaja' to rule as absolute monarch and denounce Mysore Kingdom's vassalage to the Vijayanagara Empire.