Dhanya Manikya | |
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King of Tripura | |
Emblem of Manikya Dynasty
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Reign | 1463-1515 |
Predecessor | Pratap Manikya |
Heir apparent | Dhwaja Manikya |
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) | |
Dhanya Manikya was the Maharaja of Tripura who reigned from 1463 to 1515 C.E
Assisted by his generals Ray Kachag and Ray Kacham, Dhanya Manikya expanded Tripura's territorial domain well into Eastern Bengal establishing control over entire Comilla district and parts of Sylhet, Noakhali and Chittagong districts of Bangladesh.
Dhanya Manikya set up many temples the foremost among which is the Tripura Sundari Temple in Udaipur. Before his death from smallpox in the year 1515 Dhanya had consolidated the kingdom through military prowess.