Mukunda Manikya (d. 1739) was the
Maharaja of
Tripura from 1729 to 1739.
Life
Originally named Chandramani Thakur, he was the youngest of the four surviving sons of Maharaja
Rama Manikya
Rama Manikya (d. 1676), also called Ram Manikya or Ramdev Manikya, was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1676 to 1685.
Life
The eldest son of Maharaja Govinda Manikya, as a prince Rama acted as one of his father's military commanders. In December 166 ...
. Each of his elder brothers had successively ruled Tripura; under
Ratna II's rule, Chandramani had been sent as a hostage to the
Mughal
Mughal or Moghul may refer to:
Related to the Mughal Empire
* Mughal Empire of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries
* Mughal dynasty
* Mughal emperors
* Mughal people, a social group of Central and South Asia
* Mughal architecture
* Mug ...
viceregal court at
Murshidabad, while during the reigns of
Mahendra
Mahendra is a Sanskrit compound word deriving from Maha (Highest position) and Indra Deva (the King of Gods) from Hindu mythology.{{Citation needed, date=April 2022 It has been used in compound royal styles.
History and politics
Royalty
* M ...
and
Dharma II, he was appointed ''Barathakur'' and ''
Yuvraj'' respectively.
When he succeeded Dharma in 1729, Chandramani assumed the regnal name Mukunda Manikya. He proved to be a pious monarch, donating lands to
Brahmins and
Kshatriyas. He attempted to maintain cordial relations with the Mughals, sending his son
Panch Cowrie Thakur
Indra Manikya II (d. 1746) was the Maharaja of Tripura during the mid-18th-century. His reign was spent struggling for control of the kingdom with his relative Joy Manikya II.
Life
Originally named Panch Cowrie Thakur, he was one of the sons of ...
as a hostage and informing on a plot to kill the Mughal
Faujdar at
Udaipur by his cousin
Rudramani
Joy Manikya II (died 1746) was the Maharaja of Tripura during the mid-18th-century. He originally gained the throne through popular approval for his military hostility to the Mughal Empire. However, Joy spent much of his reign warring against va ...
.
However, in 1739, he was overthrown by the Mughals due to failing to provide Tripura's annual tribute of five elephants.
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.
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Kings of Tripura
History of Tripura
Dethroned monarchs
1739 deaths
18th-century suicides
Suicides in India