Narendra Manikya

Narendra Manikya (d. 1695) was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1693 to 1695.

Narendra Manikya
Maharaja of Tripura
Reign	1693–1695
Predecessor	Ratna Manikya II
Successor	Ratna Manikya II
Born	Dwarika Thakur
Died	1695
House	Manikya Dynasty
Father	Durga Thakur
Religion	Hinduism

Kingdom of Tripura
Part of History of Tripura
Kings of Tripura Maha Manikya c. 1400–1431 Dharma Manikya I 1431–1462 Ratna Manikya I 1462–1487 Pratap Manikya 1487 Vijaya Manikya I 1488 Mukut Manikya 1489 Dhanya Manikya 1490–1515 Dhwaja Manikya 1515–1520 Deva Manikya 1520–1530 Indra Manikya I 1530–1532 Vijaya Manikya II 1532–1563 Ananta Manikya 1563–1567 Udai Manikya 1567–1573 Joy Manikya I 1573–1577 Amar Manikya 1577–1585 Rajdhar Manikya I 1586–1600 Ishwar Manikya 1600 Yashodhar Manikya 1600–1623 Interregnum 1623–1626 Kalyan Manikya 1626–1660 Govinda Manikya 1660–1661 Chhatra Manikya 1661–1667 Govinda Manikya 1661–1673 Rama Manikya 1673–1685 Ratna Manikya II 1685–1693 Narendra Manikya 1693–1695 Ratna Manikya II 1695–1712 Mahendra Manikya 1712–1714 Dharma Manikya II 1714–1725 Jagat Manikya 1725–1729 Dharma Manikya II 1729 Mukunda Manikya 1729–1739 Joy Manikya II 1739–1744 Indra Manikya II 1744–1746 Vijaya Manikya III 1746–1748 Lakshman Manikya 1740s/1750s Interregnum 1750s–1760 Krishna Manikya 1760–1783 Rajdhar Manikya II 1785–1806 Rama Ganga Manikya 1806–1809 Durga Manikya 1809–1813 Rama Ganga Manikya 1813–1826 Kashi Chandra Manikya 1826–1829 Krishna Kishore Manikya 1829–1849 Ishan Chandra Manikya 1849–1862 Bir Chandra Manikya 1862–1896 Radha Kishore Manikya 1896–1909 Birendra Kishore Manikya 1909–1923 Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya 1947–1949 1949–1978 (titular) Kirit Pradyot Manikya 1978–present (titular)
Tripura monarchy data
Manikya 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)

Life

Born Dwarika Thakur, he was the son of the Tripuri prince Durga Thakur, himself a son of Maharaja Govinda Manikya.[1][2] Soon after his grandfather's death and the ascension of his uncle Rama Manikya in 1676, Dwarika made an attempt to claim the throne for himself. Allied with Muhammad Nasir, the Afghan chief of Sarail, Dwarika was able to dislodge Rama and assumed the regnal name Narendra Manikya. However his uncle, having found aid from the Mughal governor of Bengal, Shaista Khan, returned with the Bengali army, suppressing Narendra's rebellion and reclaiming power.[3][4]

Narendra, having been captured, was taken by the Mughals to Dhaka, where he was able to eventually cultivate a friendship with Khan.[3] Following Rama's death in 1685, his young son Ratna Manikya II inherited the throne. However, the latter earned Khan's ire after having attacked Sylhet, then under Mughal control. In response, Khan successfully invaded Tripura in 1693, with Narendra aiding in the assault. For his assistance, the governor installed the latter as ruler in his defeated cousin's place.[5] In return, Narendra agreed to give two more elephants to the Mughals in addition to Tripura's regular tribute, with one further being exclusively presented to Khan. Narendra kept his young predecessor was by his side, whom he treated affectionately.[6]

However, his reign proved to be short lived. Champak Ray, who had been Dewan under Ratna,[note 1] fled to Dhaka to avoid capture by the new ruler. There, he, alongside Ratna's younger brother and a Tripuri general named Mir Khan, influenced Shaista Khan to provide military support against Narendra. They led a large invasion force into Tripura and, in the sanguinary Battle of Chandigarh, defeated Narendra.[8] The latter was subsequently killed, having had reigned for about three years, with the throne then being restored to Ratna.[9][5]

Notes

1. Ray was also a nephew of Govinda Manikya[7]

References

1. Sarma, Ramani Mohan (1987). Political History of Tripura. Puthipatra. p. 114.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Durlabhendra; Sukheshwar; Baneshwar (1999). Sri Rajmala. Translated by Kailāsa Candra Siṃha; N.C. Nath. Agartala: Tribal Research Institute, Govt. of Tripura. p. 163.
3. Thakurta, S. N. Guha (1999). Tripura. National Book Trust, India. p. 13. ISBN 978-81-237-2542-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. Dutta, Sushil Chandra (1984). The North-east and the Mughals (1661-1714). Delhi: D.K. Publications. p. 145.
5. Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1974). History of mediaeval Bengal. G. Bharadwaj. p. 166.
6. Roychoudhury, Nalini Ranjan (1983). Tripura through the ages: a short history of Tripura from the earliest times to 1947 A.D. Sterling. p. 30.
7. Thakurta (1999, p. 14)
8. Sarma (1987, p. 118)
9. Sarma, Ramani Mohan (1980). Coinage of Tripura. Numismatic Society of India. p. 8.