H.R.H. Maharaja Colonel Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma Bahadur GBE, KCSI | |
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Reign | 1923-1947 |
Predecessor | Birendra Kishore Manikya |
Successor | Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya (with Kanchan Prava Devi as Regent) from 1947 to 1949 |
Religion | Hindu |
Kingdom of Tripura | |
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Part of History of Tripura | |
Kings of Tripura | |
Dhanya Manikya | 1463-1515 |
Dharma Manikya II | 1714-1733 |
Vijay Manikya II | 1743-1760 |
Krishna Manikya | 1760-1761 |
Rajdhar Manikya | 1783-1804 |
Ramgana Manikya | 1804-1809 |
Durga Manikya | 1809-1813 |
Kashi Chandra | 1826-1830 |
Krishna Kishore | 1830-1849 |
Ishan Chandra | 1849-1862 |
Bir Chandra | 1862-1896 |
Radha Kishore | 1896-1909 |
Birendra Kishore | 1909-1923 |
Bir Bikram Kishore | 1923–1947 |
Kirit Bikram Kishore | 1947-1949 |
Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman | 1978- |
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) | |
Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma Manikya Bahadur GBE KCSI (19 August 1908 – 17 May 1947) was a king (or maharaja) of Tripura State.
He was the king before the merger of Tripura with India. He succeeded his father, Birendra Kishore Manikya Debbarma, on 13 August 1923. He was succeeded by his own son, Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore, who was king for two years till the state's accession to India in 1949, but who did not rule, as he was a minor.
Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma is considered the father of modern architecture in Tripura, as the entire planning of present-day Tripura was initiated during his rule. He is also considered one of the pioneers in land reforms. In 1939, he reserved land for the local Tripura tribals, which was later instrumental in the creation of the Tripura autonoumus district council. He also built the first airport in Tripura, which is today the second busiest airport in the entire northeast.
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