Maharaja Colonel Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma Bahadur GBE, KCSI
Maharaja
Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma Bahadur
Reign1923–1947
PredecessorBirendra Kishore Manikya
SuccessorKirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman (with Kanchan Prava Devi as Regent) from 1947 to 1949
Born(1908-08-19)19 August 1908
Died17 May 1947(1947-05-17) (aged 38)
SpouseKanchan Prava Devi
IssueKirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman
Names
Colonel Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma Manikya Bahadur
DynastyManikya dynasty
FatherMaharaja Birendra Kishore Manikya Debbarma
MotherMaharani Arundhuti Devi
ReligionHinduism
OccupationAdministrator

Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma Bahadur GBE KCSI (19 August 1908 – 17 May 1947) was a king (or Maharaja) of Tripura State.[1][2][3][4]

He was succeeded by his son, Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman, who was the nominal king for two years till the state's merger into India in 1949. Since he was a minor during this time, the state was governed by a Council of Regency headed by his mother.[5]

Legacy

Kingdom of Tripura
Part of History of Tripura
Maha Manikyac. 1400–1431
Dharma Manikya I1431–1462
Ratna Manikya I1462–1487
Pratap Manikya1487
Vijaya Manikya I1488
Mukut Manikya1489
Dhanya Manikya1490–1515
Dhwaja Manikya1515–1520
Deva Manikya1520–1530
Indra Manikya I1530–1532
Vijaya Manikya II1532–1563
Ananta Manikya1563–1567
Udai Manikya I1567–1573
Joy Manikya I1573–1577
Amar Manikya1577–1585
Rajdhar Manikya I1586–1600
Ishwar Manikya1600
Yashodhar Manikya1600–1623
Interregnum1623–1626
Kalyan Manikya1626–1660
Govinda Manikya1660–1661
Chhatra Manikya1661–1667
Govinda Manikya1661–1673
Rama Manikya1673–1685
Ratna Manikya II1685–1693
Narendra Manikya1693–1695
Ratna Manikya II1695–1712
Mahendra Manikya1712–1714
Dharma Manikya II1714–1725
Jagat Manikya1725–1729
Dharma Manikya II1729
Mukunda Manikya1729–1739
Joy Manikya IIc. 1739–1744
Indra Manikya IIc. 1744–1746
Udai Manikya IIc. 1744
Joy Manikya II1746
Vijaya Manikya III1746–1748
Lakshman Manikya1740s/1750s
Interregnum1750s–1760
Krishna Manikya1760–1783
Rajdhar Manikya II1785–1806
Rama Ganga Manikya1806–1809
Durga Manikya1809–1813
Rama Ganga Manikya1813–1826
Kashi Chandra Manikya1826–1829
Krishna Kishore Manikya1829–1849
Ishan Chandra Manikya1849–1862
Bir Chandra Manikya1862–1896
Birendra Kishore Manikya1909–1923
Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya1923–1947
Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya1947–1949
1949–1978 (titular)
Kirit Pradyot Manikya1978–present (titular)
Tripura monarchy data
Manikya dynasty (Royal family)
Agartala (Capital of the kingdom)
Ujjayanta Palace (Royal residence)
Neermahal (Royal residence)
Rajmala (Royal chronicle)
Tripura Buranji (Chronicle)
Chaturdasa Devata (Family deities)

Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Era

Tripura King Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur was popularly known as the "Architect of Tripura" due to his contribution to educational institutions.[6][7]

King reserved lands for the indigenous people whose outcome is said to be the present TTAADC (Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District Councils) area.[8][9]

Titles

  • 1908–1909: Prince Kishore
  • 1909–1923: Srila-Srijukta Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Jubaraj Goswami Bahadur
  • 1923–1935: His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura
  • 1935–1937: His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, KCSI
  • 1937–1942: Captain His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, KCSI
  • 1942–1944: Major His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, KCSI
  • 1944–1946: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, KCSI
  • 1946–1947: Colonel His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, GBE, KCSI

Honours

(Ribbon bar, as it would look today)

Sources

  1. ↑ Deb Barma, Aloy; Debroy, Prajapita (2022). Cinema as Art and Popular Culture in Tripura: An Introduction. Agartala: Tribal Research and Cultural Institute. pp. 12–14. ISBN 978-81-958995-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarman - the Modern Architect of Tripura". www.oknortheast.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bīr Bikram Kishore Māṇikya | king of Tripura | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Today, North East (19 August 2021). "113th Birth Anniversary Of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Observed In Tripura". Northeast Today. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Birthday of Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur around the world in 2022". Office Holidays. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarman Bahadur- the Modern Architect of Tripura".
  7. ↑ Debbarma, Khapang (22 September 2022). "Maharaja Bir Bikram's Progressive Ideas Were The Basis Of Modern Tripura". Adivasi Lives Matter. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarman Bahadur- the Modern Architect of Tripura".
  9. ↑ "History TTAADC | Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council". ttaadc.gov.in. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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