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'''Maharani Kanchan Prava Devi''' was the daughter of [[Maharaja]] [[Yadvendra Singh Judeo|Yadvendra Singh]] | '''Maharani Kanchan Prava Devi''' was a Queen of Tripura as the wife of [[Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma]], King of [[Tripura (princely state)|Tripura State]]. After her husband's death in 1947, she was regent of Tripura until it was merged with India in 1949.<ref>Komol Singha, M. Amarjeet Singh, ''[https://books.google.se/books?id=4DBEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT180&lpg=PT180&dq=Kanchan+Prava+Devi+regent&source=bl&ots=DtbQv8-0XJ&sig=ACfU3U0GfyBwbrc-P66z5kr3a_YwmrMD8Q&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhxZDYiub0AhXWR_EDHacQBswQ6AF6BAgmEAM#v=onepage&q=Kanchan%20Prava%20Devi%20regent&f=false Identity, Contestation and Development in Northeast India]''</ref> | ||
==Life== | |||
She was the daughter of [[Maharaja]] [[Yadvendra Singh Judeo|Yadvendra Singh]]. She married [[Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma]], King of [[Tripura (princely state)|Tripura State]], who became king in 1923. | |||
She | In 1947, her spouse died. She took control over the princely state as regent over the Council of Regency that managed the Government under the minority of prince [[Kirit Bikram Manikya Bahadur Debbarma Tripuera]].<ref>Komol Singha, M. Amarjeet Singh, ''[https://books.google.se/books?id=4DBEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT180&lpg=PT180&dq=Kanchan+Prava+Devi+regent&source=bl&ots=DtbQv8-0XJ&sig=ACfU3U0GfyBwbrc-P66z5kr3a_YwmrMD8Q&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhxZDYiub0AhXWR_EDHacQBswQ6AF6BAgmEAM#v=onepage&q=Kanchan%20Prava%20Devi%20regent&f=false Identity, Contestation and Development in Northeast India]''</ref> | ||
Her Dewan was A.B. Chatterjee. She played a pivotal role in rehabilitating refugees and victims of the violence associated with the [[partition of India]] in the state of Tripura. | |||
In 1948, she was forced by the Indian Government to abolish the Council of Regency and take sole control as regent.<ref>Komol Singha, M. Amarjeet Singh, ''[https://books.google.se/books?id=4DBEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT180&lpg=PT180&dq=Kanchan+Prava+Devi+regent&source=bl&ots=DtbQv8-0XJ&sig=ACfU3U0GfyBwbrc-P66z5kr3a_YwmrMD8Q&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhxZDYiub0AhXWR_EDHacQBswQ6AF6BAgmEAM#v=onepage&q=Kanchan%20Prava%20Devi%20regent&f=false Identity, Contestation and Development in Northeast India]''</ref> | |||
She ruled Tripura overseeing the merger and incorporation into independent [[India]]. She was obliged by Indian pressure to sign the [[Tripura Merger Agreement|merger agreement]] on 9th September 1949.<ref>Komol Singha, M. Amarjeet Singh, ''[https://books.google.se/books?id=4DBEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT180&lpg=PT180&dq=Kanchan+Prava+Devi+regent&source=bl&ots=DtbQv8-0XJ&sig=ACfU3U0GfyBwbrc-P66z5kr3a_YwmrMD8Q&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhxZDYiub0AhXWR_EDHacQBswQ6AF6BAgmEAM#v=onepage&q=Kanchan%20Prava%20Devi%20regent&f=false Identity, Contestation and Development in Northeast India]''</ref> She stepped down as regent when the state was merged with India in 1949. | |||
She founded the [[MBB College]] in [[Agartala]]. | She founded the [[MBB College]] in [[Agartala]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Kanchan Prabha Devi | |
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| Spouse | Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma |
| Issue | Kirit Bikram Kishore Debbarma |
| House | Panna State (by birth) Manikya dynasty (by marriage) |
| Father | Maharaja Yadvendra Singh |
| Religion | Hindu |
Maharani Kanchan Prava Devi was a Queen of Tripura as the wife of Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma, King of Tripura State. After her husband's death in 1947, she was regent of Tripura until it was merged with India in 1949.[1]
Life[edit | edit source]
She was the daughter of Maharaja Yadvendra Singh. She married Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma, King of Tripura State, who became king in 1923.
In 1947, her spouse died. She took control over the princely state as regent over the Council of Regency that managed the Government under the minority of prince Kirit Bikram Manikya Bahadur Debbarma Tripuera.[2]
Her Dewan was A.B. Chatterjee. She played a pivotal role in rehabilitating refugees and victims of the violence associated with the partition of India in the state of Tripura.
In 1948, she was forced by the Indian Government to abolish the Council of Regency and take sole control as regent.[3]
She ruled Tripura overseeing the merger and incorporation into independent India. She was obliged by Indian pressure to sign the merger agreement on 9th September 1949.[4] She stepped down as regent when the state was merged with India in 1949.
She founded the MBB College in Agartala.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Komol Singha, M. Amarjeet Singh, Identity, Contestation and Development in Northeast India
- ↑ Komol Singha, M. Amarjeet Singh, Identity, Contestation and Development in Northeast India
- ↑ Komol Singha, M. Amarjeet Singh, Identity, Contestation and Development in Northeast India
- ↑ Komol Singha, M. Amarjeet Singh, Identity, Contestation and Development in Northeast India