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|name = Rama Manikya<br />
|succession = [[Twipra Kingdom|Maharaja of Tripura]]<br />
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|reign = 1676–1685<br />
|predecessor = [[Govinda Manikya]]<br />
|successor = [[Ratna Manikya II]]<br />
|spouse = Ratnavati<br />
|spouse-type = Consort<br />
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| [[Ratna Manikya II]]<br />
| [[Mahendra Manikya]]<br />
| [[Dharma Manikya II]]<br />
| [[Mukunda Manikya]]<br />
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|father = [[Govinda Manikya]]<br />
|house = [[Manikya dynasty]]<br />
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|death_date = 1685<br />
|religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
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'''Rama Manikya''' (d. 1676), also called '''Ram Manikya''' or '''Ramdev Manikya''', was the [[Maharaja]] of [[Twipra Kingdom|Tripura]] from 1676 to 1685.<br />
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==Life==<br />
The eldest son of Maharaja [[Govinda Manikya]], as a prince Rama acted as one of his father's military commanders. In December 1661, he was dispatched against his rebellious uncle [[Nakshatra Roy]] and engaged him in the Battle of Amtali, during which Rama was defeated. This loss forced his father to temporarily abandon the throne and leave Tripura for a number of years.<ref>{{cite book|last=Goswami|first=D.N.|title=The Episode of Shuja Mosque- A historical review|url=http://www.dspace.nehu.ac.in/bitstream/1/11184/1/The%20episode%20%28D%20N%20GOSWAMI%29.pdf|series=Proceedings of North East India History Association: Tenth session|year=1989|publisher=North East India History Association|page=123}}</ref><br />
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Following Govinda's death in 1676, Rama ascended the throne, though he soon faced rebellion from his nephew Dwarika Thakur. The latter assumed the royal title [[Narendra Manikya]] and with the aid of Nasir Muhammad, the [[Afghan]] [[Nawab]] of [[Sarail Upazila|Sarail]], overthrew Rama. The deposed king turned to the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] governor of [[Bengal Subah|Bengal]], [[Shaista Khan]], for aid. The latter dispatched his army in Rama's support, allowing him to recapture the throne, with Khan taking Narendra captive to [[Dhaka]].<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 145]|year=1984|publisher=D.K. Publications|location=Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{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><br />
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At some point, Rama led an incursion north towards [[Sylhet]], reaching as far as the city borders. In Tripura itself, he performed extensive infrastructure development, excavating several [[Temple tank|tanks]] (reservoirs) and erecting temples. One such was in honour of [[Vishnu]] (suggesting a personal affinity with [[Vaishnavism]]){{NoteTag|A patronage of [[Shaivism]] is also implied by the mention of [[Shiva]] on his coinage.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sarma|first=Raman Mohan|title=Political History of Tripura|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bmpuAAAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Puthipatra|page=115}}</ref>}} as well as repairing the [[Tripura Sundari Temple|Temple of Tripura Sundari]], which had previously been damaged from lightning strike. Many villages located throughout modern-day [[Tripura State]] and [[Bangladesh]] are named in his honour.<ref>{{harvtxt|Sarma|1987|p[=114–15}}</ref><br />
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Rama died in old age in 1685, with his consort Ratnavati performing ''[[Sati (practice)|Sati]]'' in his funeral pyre.<ref>{{harvtxt|Sarma|1987|p=116}}</ref> He was succeeded by his son [[Ratna Manikya II]], at the time only five years old.<ref>{{cite book|last=Chib|first=Sukhdev Singh|title=This beautiful India: Tripura|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMItAAAAMAAJ|year=1988|publisher=Ess Ess Publications|isbn=978-81-7000-039-6|page=12}}</ref><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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[[Category:Kings of Tripura]]<br />
[[Category:History of Tripura]]<br />
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