Originally named Chandramani Thakur, he was the youngest of the four surviving sons of Maharaja Rama Manikya.[2][3] Each of his elder brothers had successively ruled Tripura;[citation needed] under Ratna II's rule, Chandramani had been sent as a hostage to the Mughal viceregal court at Murshidabad, while during the reigns of Mahendra and Dharma II, he was appointed Barathakur and Yuvraj respectively.[4][note 1]
When he succeeded Dharma in 1729, Chandramani assumed the regnal name Mukunda Manikya.[6] He proved to be a pious monarch, donating lands to Brahmins and Kshatriyas.[7] He attempted to maintain cordial relations with the Mughals, sending his son Panch Cowrie Thakur as a hostage[8] and informing on a plot to kill the Mughal Faujdar at Udaipur by his cousin Rudramani.[9]
However, in 1739, he was overthrown by the Mughals due to failing to provide Tripura's annual tribute of five elephants.[10] Udaipur was raided and Mukunda, alongside his sons Bhadramani, Krishnamoni and nephew Gangadhar, were arrested. Unable to bear this humiliation, he poisoned himself, with his queen performing sati in his funeral pyre. He was succeeded by Rudramani (afterward known as Joy Manikya II), who was chosen over Mukunda's sons after he drove the Mughals out of Udaipur.[9]
Notesedit
^Barathakur was a recently-created post which meant "principal prince".[5]
Referencesedit
^ abSarma, Ramani Mohan (1987). Political History of Tripura. Calcutta: Puthipatra. p. 128.
mukunda, manikya, 1739, maharaja, tripura, from, 1729, 1739, maharaja, tripurareign1729, 1739predecessordharma, manikya, iisuccessorjoy, manikya, iibornchandramani, thakurdied1739wives, prabhavatirukshminiissue, indra, manikya, iikrishna, manikyajayamaniharima. Mukunda Manikya d 1739 was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1729 to 1739 Mukunda ManikyaMaharaja of TripuraReign1729 1739PredecessorDharma Manikya IISuccessorJoy Manikya IIBornChandramani ThakurDied1739Wives 1 PrabhavatiRukshminiissue 1 Indra Manikya IIKrishna ManikyaJayamaniHarimaniBhadramaniHouseManikya dynastyFatherRama ManikyaReligionHinduismKingdom of TripuraPart of History of TripuraKings of TripuraMaha Manikyac 1400 1431Dharma Manikya I1431 1462Ratna Manikya I1462 1487Pratap Manikya1487Vijaya Manikya I1488Mukut Manikya1489Dhanya Manikya1490 1515Dhwaja Manikya1515 1520Deva Manikya1520 1530Indra Manikya I1530 1532Vijaya Manikya II1532 1563Ananta Manikya1563 1567Udai Manikya I1567 1573Joy Manikya I1573 1577Amar Manikya1577 1585Rajdhar Manikya I1586 1600Ishwar Manikya1600Yashodhar Manikya1600 1623Interregnum1623 1626Kalyan Manikya1626 1660Govinda Manikya1660 1661Chhatra Manikya1661 1667Govinda Manikya1661 1673Rama Manikya1673 1685Ratna Manikya II1685 1693Narendra Manikya1693 1695Ratna Manikya II1695 1712Mahendra Manikya1712 1714Dharma Manikya II1714 1725Jagat Manikya1725 1729Dharma Manikya II1729Mukunda Manikya1729 1739Joy Manikya IIc 1739 1744Indra Manikya IIc 1744 1746Udai Manikya IIc 1744Joy Manikya II1746Vijaya Manikya III1746 1748Lakshman Manikya1740s 1750sInterregnum1750s 1760Krishna Manikya1760 1783Rajdhar Manikya II1785 1806Rama Ganga Manikya1806 1809Durga Manikya1809 1813Rama Ganga Manikya1813 1826Kashi Chandra Manikya1826 1829Krishna Kishore Manikya1829 1849Ishan Chandra Manikya1849 1862Bir Chandra Manikya1862 1896Birendra Kishore Manikya1909 1923Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya1923 1947Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya1947 19491949 1978 titular Kirit Pradyot Manikya1978 present titular Tripura monarchy dataManikya 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 vteLife editOriginally named Chandramani Thakur he was the youngest of the four surviving sons of Maharaja Rama Manikya 2 3 Each of his elder brothers had successively ruled Tripura citation needed under Ratna II s rule Chandramani had been sent as a hostage to the Mughal viceregal court at Murshidabad while during the reigns of Mahendra and Dharma II he was appointed Barathakur and Yuvraj respectively 4 note 1 When he succeeded Dharma in 1729 Chandramani assumed the regnal name Mukunda Manikya 6 He proved to be a pious monarch donating lands to Brahmins and Kshatriyas 7 He attempted to maintain cordial relations with the Mughals sending his son Panch Cowrie Thakur as a hostage 8 and informing on a plot to kill the Mughal Faujdar at Udaipur by his cousin Rudramani 9 However in 1739 he was overthrown by the Mughals due to failing to provide Tripura s annual tribute of five elephants 10 Udaipur was raided and Mukunda alongside his sons Bhadramani Krishnamoni and nephew Gangadhar were arrested Unable to bear this humiliation he poisoned himself with his queen performing sati in his funeral pyre He was succeeded by Rudramani afterward known as Joy Manikya II who was chosen over Mukunda s sons after he drove the Mughals out of Udaipur 9 Notes edit Barathakur was a recently created post which meant principal prince 5 References edit a b Sarma Ramani Mohan 1987 Political History of Tripura Calcutta Puthipatra p 128 Sarma 1987 p 116 Roychoudhury Nalini Ranjan 1983 Tripura through the ages a short history of Tripura from the earliest times to 1947 A D Sterling p 30 Sarma 1987 pp 119 120 125 Saha Sudhanshu Bikash 1986 Tribes of Tripura A Historical Survey Agartala Rupali Book House p 63 Gan Chaudhuri Jagadis 1980 Tripura the land and its people Leeladevi p 31 ISBN 9788121004480 DebBarma Chandramani 2006 Glory of Tripura civilization history of Tripura with Kok Borok names of the kings Parul Prakashani p 25 Sur Hirendra Kumar 1986 British Relations with the State of Tripura 1760 1947 Saraswati Book Depot p 13 a b Sarma 1987 p 127 Chib Sukhdev Singh 1988 Tripura Ess Ess Publications p 14 ISBN 978 81 7000 039 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mukunda Manikya amp oldid 1170152192, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
