Chamaraja Wodeyar III (29 September 1492 – 17 February 1553) was fifth raja of the Kingdom of Mysore and the last one to rule as feudal king under the Vijayanagara Empire.
[not verified in body] Chamaraja Wodeyar III ruled under four Vijayanagara emperors of the Tuluva dynasty.
His reign focussed on all aspects of livelihood: arts and literature, culture, politics and business, and whatnot.
However, Venkata Raya's maternal uncle, Salakaraju Chinna Tirumala, had all claimants to the throne assassinated and usurped to power.
The fort has been built and rebuilt multiple times, like the palace itself it abuts, with the most recent in 1940, commissioned by Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar during the beginning of his reign.