Chandrakirti Singh (1850 – May 1886) was a
Meitei monarch and the Maharaja of
Manipur Kingdom
The Manipur Kingdom, also known as Meckley,
was an ancient kingdom at the India–Burma frontier. Historically, Manipur was an independent kingdom ruled by a Ningthouja dynasty, Meitei dynasty. But it was also invaded and ruled over ...
. He was the son of Maharaja
Gambhir Singh
Chinglen Nongdrenkhomba (1788–1834), also known as Raja Gambhir Singh, was a ruler of the Manipur Kingdom.
Biography
He was a son of Chingthang Khomba. He succeeded his nephew Yumjaotaba in April 1821 during the seven years devastation. H ...
.
Biography
He was born in Imphal, and resided there till the end of his Regime in 1886. Before he became the
king
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, the reign of his father Maharaja
Gambhir Singh
Chinglen Nongdrenkhomba (1788–1834), also known as Raja Gambhir Singh, was a ruler of the Manipur Kingdom.
Biography
He was a son of Chingthang Khomba. He succeeded his nephew Yumjaotaba in April 1821 during the seven years devastation. H ...
was succeeded by
Raja
Raja (; from , IAST ') is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian subcontinent, Indian rulers and monarchs and highest-ranking nobles. The title was historically used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
T ...
Narsingh and later on his death by Raja Narshingh's brother Debendra Singh for a short time. Maharaja Gambhir Singh's death on 9 January 1834 paved the way to the throne to Raja Narsingh.
Chandrakirti had ten sons from his six queens and
Surchandra Singh is the eldest son of the first queen and the other three sons (Pakasana, Kesarjit, Gopalsana) of the first queen, Kulachandra (the second son of the second queen) and Gandhar Singh (another son of the second queen),
Tikendrajit
Tikendrajit Singh (29 December 1856 – 13 August 1891), also known as ''Koireng'', was a crown prince of in present-day northeastern India, which was a protectorate of British Raj at that time. Tikendrajit was the commander of the Manipuri ar ...
Singh (the third son of the third queen), the son of the fourth queen died in his early days, Angousana (the fifth son of the fifth queen) and the Zila Ngamba (the eighth son of the sixth queen).
See also
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List of Manipuri kings
This is a list of monarchs that ruled the Kingdom of Manipur (present-day Manipur state) as they are recorded in the ''Royal Chronicle of Manipur'' (''Cheitharol Kumbaba''). The Chronicle was reconstructed during the 18th century, with unknown ...
*
Manipur (princely state)
The Manipur Kingdom, also known as Meckley,
was an ancient kingdom at the India–Burma frontier. Historically, Manipur was an independent kingdom ruled by a Meitei dynasty. But it was also invaded and ruled over by Burmese kingdom ...
References
Bibliography
*Hodson, Thomas Callan.
The Meitheis. Harvard University, 1908.
Kings of Manipur
Hindu monarchs
Ningthouja dynasty
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