Manikya Dynasty
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The Kings of Tripura
(formerly Twipra) assumed the title of Manikya. The dynasty was of Indo-Mongolian origin and was founded when Ratna Fa (Ratna Manikya) assumed the title in 1280.
The last independent king of the Manikya dynasty was Maharaja
Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya
, who ruled from 1947 until his death in 2007. He was a minor king until he acceded
Tripura to the Union of India on 15 September 1949, becoming one of the last rulers of a princely state
to do so.
One of the more famous Manikya rulers was Bir Chandra Manikya Bahadur, in the 19th century.
Maharaja Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur
is the current head of the Royal House of Tripura.
Tripura
Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...
(formerly Twipra) assumed the title of Manikya. The dynasty was of Indo-Mongolian origin and was founded when Ratna Fa (Ratna Manikya) assumed the title in 1280.
The last independent king of the Manikya dynasty was Maharaja
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...
Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya
Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman
Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman Manikya Bahadur was a king of Tripura.He was the king before the merger of Tripura with India. He succeeded his father, Birendra Kishore Debbarman, after the elder man's death on 13 August 1923...
, who ruled from 1947 until his death in 2007. He was a minor king until he acceded
Instrument of Accession
The Instrument of Accession was a legal document created in 1947 to enable each of the rulers of the princely states under British suzerainty to join one of the new dominions of India or Pakistan created by the Partition of British India.-Background:...
Tripura to the Union of India on 15 September 1949, becoming one of the last rulers of a princely state
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
to do so.
One of the more famous Manikya rulers was Bir Chandra Manikya Bahadur, in the 19th century.
Maharaja Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur
Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman
Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman Manikya BahadurAlso Known as P.B.K Manikya is a public figure from the Indian state of Tripura...
is the current head of the Royal House of Tripura.
See also
- List of Tripuri Kings