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Dhanya Manikya

d. 1515 · 16th century

Dhanya Manikya was king of Tripura from about 1490 to 1515 and one of the most powerful rulers of the Manikya dynasty. He expanded the kingdom into eastern Bengal and towards Chittagong, fighting the Bengal Sultanate under Alauddin Husain Shah. He was a patron of Hindu temples, including the Tripura Sundari temple at Udaipur.

Dhanya Manikya — Image: Erstwhile Kingdom of Tripura · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Tripura Kingdom

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