[5] Being led to it by Arthur Wellesley on his right, Lakshmi Devi managed to have Tipu's adviser Purnaiah continue as the Dewan of Mysore with the instruction that he should be loyal to the king till the latter himself attains the age of discretion.

Even though Thomas Munro, the governor of Madras, determined after a personal investigation in 1825 that there was no substance to the allegations of financial impropriety made by Cole, the civil insurrection leading to the Nagar revolt broke out towards the end of the decade and changed things considerably.

In 1831, close on the heels of the insurrection and citing maladministration, the British took direct control of the princely state and instituted Mysore Commission.

[8] Other important writings that emerged during his rule include Mudramanjusha by Kempu Narayana, Kalavati Parinaya by Yadava, and Vachana Kadamabari.

He has also written Damayanti in Champu style, Savitri Charita in Shatpadi, Sri Raghavendra Swamy Ashtottara Stotram, and numerous other works in Sanskrit.

Wodeyar's Surya Chandra Vamsavali narrates a hundred episodes from the Ramyana and the Mahabharata, and the adventures of Yaduraya and Krishnaraya, the founders of the Wadiyar Dynasty.

These included illustrated volumes of the Bhagavata Purana and a splendid Ramayana featuring Rama shooting a flaming arrow exploding on the page.

Under his reign, the British sought permission to construct a strategic roadway connecting Madras (now Chennai) to Bengaluru, facilitating the movement of troops and trade.

His reign thus played a significant role in Bengaluru’s colonial expansion, leaving a lasting legacy on its urban and infrastructural landscape.