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Chamarajanagar

Chamarajanagara is a city and headquarter of eponymous Chamarajanagar district in the Karnataka state of India. It is named after Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, the erstwhile Raja of Mysore, Chamarajanagara was previously known as 'Arikottara'.

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Settlement.name: Chamarajanagar
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_alt: Tirupati_Passenger_train_in_Chamarajanagar_Railway_Station.jpg
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 6
Settlement.map_caption: Chamarajanagara in Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Chamarajanagar
Settlement.image_skyline: Tirupati_Passenger_train_in_Chamarajanagar_Railway_Station.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Chamarajanagar Railway Station
Settlement.named_for: Chamaraja Wodeyar IX
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal Council
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 18.75
Settlement.area_rural_km2: 1210

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== History == While the area was previously known as 'Sri Arikottara', the area was later named after Chamaraja Wodeyar, the Wodeyar of Mysore who was born here. The Vijaya Parsvanath Basadi, a holy jain shrine was constructed by Punisadandanayaka, the commander of the Hoysala king Gangaraja in the year 1117 AD.