Mukut Manikya was briefly the ruler of

Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...

during the late 15th century. Mukut gained the throne following the brief reigns of

Pratap Manikya Pratap Manikya (d. 1487) was a Maharaja of Tripura during the late 15th century. Reign Though Pratap Manikya is stated in the '' Rajmala'' to be a son of Dharma Manikya I, later scholarship proved this to be chronologically improbable. It is in ...

and

Vijaya Manikya I Vijaya Manikya I (d. 1488) was the Maharaja of Tripura briefly during the late 15th century. A minor when he ascended the throne, Vijaya succeeded upon the assassination of his predecessor Pratap Manikya Pratap Manikya (d. 1487) was a Maharaj ...

, who were likely his elder brother and paternal nephew respectively. It is possible that his ascension was ensured through backing of military leaders, whose influence had waxed during the reigns of his immediate predecessors. Numismatic evidence indicates that this occurred in 1489. However, Mukut's own rule was very short, with the coinage produced the very next year (i.e. 1490) instead displaying the name of his brother Dhanya Manikya. It may be that he had lost the favour of the chiefs, who subsequently had him overthrown.

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{{reflist Kings of Tripura History of Tripura