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{{Infobox monarch
| name = Dodda Deva Raja
| image=
| succession = [[Maharaja of Mysore]]
| reign =1659–1673
| coronation =
| predecessor = [[Kanthirava Narasaraja I]] (first cousin)
| successor = [[Chikka Devaraja]] (nephew)
| spouse =
| royal house = [[Wodeyar]]
| father =Devaraja
| mother =
| birth_date = 25 May 1627
| birth_place =
| death_date =1673
| death_place =
| buried =
}}

'''Devaraja''' '''Wodeyar I''' (Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar, Dodda Kempadevaraja Wodeyar; 25 May 1627 – 1673) was the thirteenth [[Maharaja of Mysore|maharaja]] of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] from 1659 until 1673.<ref name="igimc-20">{{Harvnb|Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series|1908|p=20}}</ref>

==Early years==
Devaraja Wodeyar I was born on 25 May 1627, the fourth son of Prince Devarajendra Wodeyar, by his second wife, Kempamamba Ammani Avaru. He was imprisoned along with his father at Hengul Fort in 1638, the year of incumbency of his cousin [[Kanthirava Narasaraja I]]. He was adopted and appointed [[heir apparent]], with title ''Yuvaraja'' on 28 July 1659. He succeeded his cousin on the latter's death on 31 July 1659, and was installed on the Mysore ''throne'' on 19 August 1659.
==Rule==
During his rule, the last of the Vijayanagara rulers, [[Sriranga III]], sought refuge in Bednur in [[Srirangapatna|Seringapatam]].<ref name=igimc-20/> Soon afterwards, Sivappa Nayaka of Kelladi attacked Seringapatam with a large force and with the ostensible intention of restoring Vijayanagara rule at Seringapatam.<ref name=igimc-20/> However, the Mysore forces, led by Devaraja Wodeyar I, repulsed the attack and thereafter pursued the attackers into the [[malnad]] region to the west, where they captured more territory.<ref name=igimc-20/> Devaraja Wodeyar also abrogated his nominal allegiance to Vijayanagar and declared his kingdom to be independent of all connexions.<ref name=igimc-20/> Soon, the Naiks of Madura invaded Mysore as well; they too were repulsed and chased back into their own dominions, where [[Erode]] and [[Dharapuram]] were annexed to Mysore, and [[Trichonopoly]] was forced to pay tribute to Mysore.<ref name=igimc-20/>

Devaraja Wodeyar I died in [[Chiknayakanhalli]] on 11 February 1673. At the time of his death, the northernmost outpost of his territories had considerably expanded.<ref name="igimc-20" /> They extended to present-day [[Dharapuram]] in [[Coimbatore]] in the south, [[Sakrepatna]] to the west, and [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] to the east.<ref name="igimc-20" />

==See also==
*[[History of Mysore and Coorg, 1565–1760]]

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{Citation|last=Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series|title = Mysore and Coorg|year=1908|publisher=Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing. Pp. xvii, 365, 1 map.|url=https://books.google.com/?id=lgO2AAAAIAAJ&printsec=titlepage}}

[[Category:17th-century Indian monarchs]]
[[Category:Kings of Mysore]]

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