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{{Infobox royalty
| type = monarch
|name = Narendra Manikya
|succession = [[Twipra Kingdom|Maharaja of Tripura]]
|image =
|alt =
|caption =
|reign = 1693–1695
|predecessor = [[Ratna Manikya II]]
|successor = [[Ratna Manikya II]]
|spouse =
|issue =
|father = Durga Thakur
|birth_name = Dwarika Thakur
|death_date = 1695
|house = [[Manikya Dynasty]]
|religion = [[Hinduism]]
}}
{{Kingdom of Tripura}}

'''Narendra Manikya''' (d. 1695) was the [[Maharaja]] of [[Twipra Kingdom|Tripura]] from 1693 to 1695.

==Life==
Born Dwarika Thakur, he was the son of the Tripuri prince Durga Thakur, himself a son of Maharaja [[Govinda Manikya]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Sarma|first=Ramani Mohan|title=Political History of Tripura|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bmpuAAAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Puthipatra|page=114}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Durlabhendra|author2=Sukheshwar|author3=Baneshwar|translator1=Kailāsa Candra Siṃha|translator2=N.C. Nath|title=Sri Rajmala|page=163|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cD9uAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Tribal Research Institute, Govt. of Tripura|location=[[Agartala]]}}</ref> 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 Empire|Mughal]] governor of [[Bengal Subah|Bengal]], [[Shaista Khan]], returned with the Bengali army, suppressing Narendra's rebellion and reclaiming power.<ref name=ThakurtaP13>{{cite book|last=Thakurta|first=S. N. Guha|title=Tripura|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LFuAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=National Book Trust, India|isbn=978-81-237-2542-0|page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Dutta|first=Sushil Chandra|title=The North-east and the Mughals (1661-1714)|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.117972|page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.117972/page/n157/mode/2up 145]|year=1984|publisher=D.K. Publications|location=Delhi}}</ref>

Narendra, having been captured, was taken by the Mughals to [[Dhaka]], where he was able to eventually cultivate a friendship with Khan.<ref name=ThakurtaP13/> 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.<ref name=MajumdarP166>{{cite book|last=Majumdar|first=Ramesh Chandra|authorlink=R. C. Majumdar|title=History of mediaeval Bengal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lBlBAAAAMAAJ|year=1974|publisher=G. Bharadwaj|page=166}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|first=Nalini Ranjan|last=Roychoudhury|title=Tripura through the ages: a short history of Tripura from the earliest times to 1947 A.D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WoJ5AAAAIAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Sterling|page=30}}</ref>

However, his reign proved to be short lived. Champak Ray, who had been [[Dewan]] under Ratna,{{NoteTag|Ray was also a nephew of Govinda Manikya<ref>{{harvtxt|Thakurta|1999|p=14}}</ref>}} fled to Dhaka to avoid capture by the new ruler. There, he, alongside Ratna's [[Dharma Manikya II|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.<ref>{{harvtxt|Sarma|1987|p=118}}</ref> The latter was subsequently killed, having had reigned for about three years, with the throne then being restored to Ratna.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sarma|first=Ramani Mohan |title=Coinage of Tripura|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=szsfAAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Numismatic Society of India|page=8}}</ref><ref name=MajumdarP166/>

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Kings of Tripura]]
[[Category:History of Tripura]]
[[Category:1695 deaths]]

Narendra Manikya - Revision history

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