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{{short description|Historical palace in Comilla, Bangladesh}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Tipperah Palace
| native_name = ত্রিপুরা রাজবাড়ি
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = SD Burman abandoned house in Comilla.jpg
| logo =
| caption = Tipperah Palace in 2006
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| location_country = [[Bangladesh]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.456092|N|91.188428|E|region:BD_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
| location =
| address = Thira Pukur Road, East Chartha, [[Comilla]]
| architect =
| client = [[Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman]]
| engineer =
| known_for = Ancestral home and birthplace of [[Sachin Dev Burman]]
| status = Open
| start_date =
| completion_date = 19th century
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| cost =
| floor_count = 1
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| building_type = {{Plainlist|*[[Residence]] (19–20th century)
*Government subject (1947–present)}}
| owner = [[Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Bangladesh)|Ministry of Cultural Affairs]]
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The '''Tipperah Palace''' ({{lang-bn|ত্রিপুরা রাজবাড়ি}}), also known as '''Comilla Rajbari''' ({{lang-bn|কুমিল্লা রাজবাড়ি}}), is the former residential palace of [[Manikya dynasty]], rulers of the princely state of [[Tripura (princely state)|Tripura]], built by [[Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman]] in 19th century. It housed the military warehouse, government offices and poultry farm under the [[Department of Livestock Services]] from 1947 to 2010s. At present, it is under the process of conversion to a museum, which is located in [[Comilla District]], Bangladesh.

==History==
[[Ishan Chandra Manikya]] died in 1862 after ruling [[Tripura (princely state)|Tripura kingdom]] for 13 years. After Ishan Chandra Manikya's death, his eldest son was supposed to become the king, but [[Bir Chandra Manikya]], his brother, usurped the throne and became the next king of the kingdom. [[Ujjayanta Palace]] official Shri Kailas Singh then advised Ishan Chandra Manikya's children to move to neighboring [[Comilla]], [[Tipperah District]] of [[Bengal Presidency]], one of them was [[Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman]] who moved there with his family in 1870. He built a house to live in the East Chartha area there, the expenses of which were borne by his uncle Bir Chandra Manikya.<ref name=rbdt>{{cite web|url=https://www.risingbd.com/bangladesh/news/276652|title=কুমিল্লা শহরের যে বাড়িটি আজো শচীনকে মনে করিয়ে দেয়|lang=bn|first=Jahangir|last=Alam Imrul|date=1 October 2018|access-date=7 August 2023|website=RisingBD.com}}</ref>

In 1947, after the [[partition of India]], Comilla became part of the province of [[East Bengal]] of the [[Dominion of Pakistan]]. As a result, all the members of the [[Manikya dynasty]] living in Comilla left the city and migrated to [[Dominion of India|India]]<ref name=tbs/> and the [[government of Pakistan]] acquired the house, it was used as a warehouse for the [[Pakistan Army]] until 1958. After that, it has since been used as a training center for veterinarians. Later in 1965, the government established a poultry farm on the land of Tipperah Palace. In 1982, cultural activists in the city demanded that the farm be removed from the house's premises, but this was not done.<ref name=tbs>{{cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangla/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6/news-details-117574|title=সংস্কার হয়নি শচীন দেব বর্মণের পৈতৃক বাড়ি, থমকে আছে কালচারাল কমপ্লেক্সের কাজ|lang=bn|first=Taibur|last=Rahman Sohail|date=1 November 2022|access-date=7 August 2023|website=[[The Business Standard]]}}</ref> It was converted into the government farm office and the residence of the farm manager after 1985. Then the [[Department of Livestock Services]] renovated the building.<ref name=rbdo>{{cite web|url=https://www.risingbd.com/feature/news/139618|title=শচীন দেবের বাড়ি এখন মুরগির খামার|lang=bn|first=Dipankar|last=Gautam|date=23 December 2015|access-date=7 August 2023|website=RisingBD.com}}</ref> This house has not been renovated or cared for since the renovation for long time. A report on the condition of the palace was aired on [[Maasranga Television]] in 2013. The district authority of Comilla noticed the report, which resulted in the authoritiy taking ownership of the house and renovating it the following year.<ref name=i>{{cite news|url=https://ilsheypar.com/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8/|title=কুমিল্লায় শচীন দেব বর্মনের পৈত্রিক নিবাসে ম্যুরাল উদ্বোধন|lang=bn|date=3 January 2021|access-date=7 August 2023|newspaper=Ilsheypar}}</ref>

==Legacy==
It is the ancestral home and birthplace of [[Sachin Dev Burman]], a Tripuri singer, who was born in 1 October 1906. [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]], Bengali poet and known as the national poet of Bangladesh, stayed in this house when he visited [[Comilla]].<ref name=rbdo/> In 1983, Comilla Nazrul Council installed a memorial plaque on the wall of the house which reads "Kazi Nazrul Islam used to practice music in this house with Sachin Dev Burman".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/feature/news/bd/94938.details|title=হারিয়ে যাচ্ছে সুরসম্রাট শচীন দেব বর্মণের বাড়ি|lang=bn|first=Golam|last=Kibria|date=9 March 2012|access-date=7 August 2023|website=[[Banglanews24.com]]}}</ref> In 2017, the [[Department of Archaeology (Bangladesh)|Department of Archaeology]] declared it as one of the archaeological heritage sites in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/42461/14-new-archaeological-sites-in-bangladesh-recognised/article/35972|title=14 new archaeological sites in Bangladesh recognised|date=30 May 2018|access-date=7 August 2023|newspaper=[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]}}</ref> On 31 December 2020, a mural of Sachin Dev Burman was inaugurated at the Tipperah Palace area.<ref name=i/> A three-day fair is organized every year in front of Comilla Rajbari on the occasion of Sachin Dev Burman's birth anniversary.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/618344/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%C2%A0|title=কুমিল্লায় আজ থেকে তিন দিনব্যাপী শচীন মেলা|lang=bn|date=29 October 2022|access-date=7 August 2023|newspaper=[[The Daily Ittefaq]]}}</ref>

==Future plans==
In 2012, [[Sheikh Hasina]], prime minister of Bangladesh, during her visit to the Indian state of [[Tripura]] promised to convert the Tipperah Palace into a museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article517546.bdnews|title=শচীন দেবের বাড়ি জাদুঘর হবে: প্রধানমন্ত্রী|lang=bn|date=14 January 2012|access-date=7 August 2023|website=[[Bdnews24.com]]}}</ref> In 2016, [[Asaduzzaman Noor]], the then minister of Cultural Affairs, announced that a music archive would be established in the house.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/news/2016/12/22/443769|title=কুমিল্লায় শচীন দেব বর্মনের বাড়িটি হবে সংগীত সংগ্রহশালা|lang=bn|date=22 December 2016|access-date=7 August 2023|newspaper=[[Kaler Kantho]]}}</ref> [[A. K. M. Bahauddin]], member of parliament for [[Comilla-6]], informed in 2022 that {{BDT|1.1 crore}} was allocated to convert the building into a cultural complex.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eisamay.com/bangladesh-news/sachin-dev-burman-home-in-comilla-will-be-preserved-by-sheikh-hasina-government/articleshow/94477945.cms|title=Sachin Dev Burman : সংরক্ষিত হবে কুমিল্লায় শচীন দেববর্মণের বাড়ি, কোটি টাকা বরাদ্দ হাসিনার|lang=bn|first=Tuhina|last=Mondal|date=27 September 2022|access-date=7 August 2023|newspaper=[[Ei Samay Sangbadpatra]]}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Cumilla]]
[[Category:History of Tripura]]
[[Category:Royal residences in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Government buildings in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Houses completed in the 19th century]]
[[Category:19th-century establishments in British India]]
[[Category:19th-century architecture in India]]

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