Maharaja Chandrakriti
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Maharaja Chandrakriti, the son of Maharaja
Gambhir Singh sat the throne of Maharaja of Manipur
on 12 July 1850.
Before he became the king
, the reign of his father Maharaja Gambhir Singh was succeeded by Raja
Narsingh and later on his death by Raja Narshingh's brother Debendra Singh for a short time. Maharaja Gambhir Singh's death on 9 January 1834 paved the way to the throne to Raja Narsingh.
Chandrakriti had ten sons from his six queens and Maharaja Surchandra
is the eldest son of the first queen and the other three sons (Pakasana, Kesarjit, Gopalsana) of the first queen, Kulachandra (the second son of the second queen) and Gandhar Singh (another son of the second queen), Tikendrajit
Singh (the third son of the third queen), the son of the fourth queen died in his early days, Angousana (the fifth son of the fifth queen) and the Zila Ngamba (the eighth son of the sixth queen).
Maharaja
Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...
Gambhir Singh sat the throne of Maharaja of Manipur
Manipur
Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...
on 12 July 1850.
Before he became the king
King
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, the reign of his father Maharaja Gambhir Singh was succeeded by Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
Narsingh and later on his death by Raja Narshingh's brother Debendra Singh for a short time. Maharaja Gambhir Singh's death on 9 January 1834 paved the way to the throne to Raja Narsingh.
Chandrakriti had ten sons from his six queens and Maharaja Surchandra
Maharaja Surchandra
Maharaja Surchandra became the Maharaja of Manipur in May, 1886 after his father Maharaja Chandrakriti died. During his lifetime, Maharaja Chandrakirti intimated the Government of India that his eldest son Surchandra should be recognised by the British as his successor.The British political agent...
is the eldest son of the first queen and the other three sons (Pakasana, Kesarjit, Gopalsana) of the first queen, Kulachandra (the second son of the second queen) and Gandhar Singh (another son of the second queen), Tikendrajit
Tikendrajit
Tikendrajit Singh also known as Bir Tikendrajit and Koireng was a prince of independent Kingdom of Manipur , who led the Manipuri army against the British army in the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891.-The palace revolt:Tikendrajit was the fourth son of Maharaja Chandrakriti Singh...
Singh (the third son of the third queen), the son of the fourth queen died in his early days, Angousana (the fifth son of the fifth queen) and the Zila Ngamba (the eighth son of the sixth queen).