Jagat Manikya, pre-reign name Jogotroy, was the Bengali-backed ruler of

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, which had been until then part of the

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from 1732. In that year Jogotroy decided that he wanted to be the ruler instead of his relative Dharma Manikya. He went to Bengal and recruited to sub-agents of the

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to aid him in his plans. These were Mir Habid,

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of Newabat, and Aqua Sadique,

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of Baladakhan. They led an armed force in attack on

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. In a battle as they approached the city Kamal Narayana, the principal leader of Dharma Manikya's forces was killed and Dharma Manikya and his supporters fled into the Tripura Hill Country. Jogotroy then assumed the reign name of Jagat Manikya and was able to impose his rule as a vassal of the Nawab of Bengal over much of modern

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. He ruled out of

(Greater Comilla).

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*Bidhas Kanti Kilikhar. ''Tripura of the Eighteenth Century with Samsher Gazi Against Feudalism: A Historical Study''. Chhapakuthi, Agartula: Tripura State Tribal Cultural Research Institute and Museum, 1995.

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