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Tripura Kingdom
Origins
The Rajmala traces the dynasty through a long legendary line; the historical Manikya dynasty emerged around 1400, when Maha Manikya ruled the hills east of Bengal. Its kings took the title Manikya and soon controlled parts of the plains of eastern Bengal.
Rule and society
Dhanya Manikya (r. 1490–1515) expanded the kingdom and fought the Bengal Sultanate. The Mughals later took the plains, which the Maharajas held as the zamindari of Chakla Roshnabad. The kings blended Tripuri traditions with Hindu kingship and Bengali court culture. Bir Chandra Manikya (r. 1862–1896) built modern Agartala and befriended Rabindranath Tagore.
Decline and legacy
Tripura became a princely state under the British. In 1949 Maharani Kanchan Prabha Devi, regent for her son, signed the merger agreement with India. Tripura became a Union territory and in 1972 a state of the Republic of India.
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- Tripura Kingdom was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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