predecessor successor death_date title birth_date image article_title name reign
dodda devaraja kanthirava narasaraja ii 16 november 1704 wodeyar of mysore 22 september 1645 chikkadevaraja.jpg chikka devaraja
 chikka devaraja 1673 -- 1704
chikka devaraja

chikka deva raja -lrb- also chikka deva raja wodeyar -rrb- was the `` wodeyar '' ruler of mysore -lrb- then a principality or petty kingdom in southern india -rrb- from 1673 to 1704 .
during this time , mysore saw significant expansion and also recognition by the mughal empire as a tributary state .
during his rule centralized military power increased to an unprecedented degree for the region .
