Ishwar Manikya
Ishwar Manikya | |
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Maharaja of Tripura | |
Reign | 1600 |
Predecessor | Rajdhar Manikya I |
Successor | Yashodhar Manikya |
Wives[1] |
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House | Manikya dynasty |
Religion | Hinduism |
Ishwar Manikya was briefly the Maharaja of Tripura at the close of the 16th century.
It is believed that in the aftermath of the death of Rajdhar Manikya I in 1600, some confusion arose in regards to the succession to the throne.[1] Historian Jai Prakash Singh suggests that the inauspicious horoscope of the old king's heir, Yashodhar, made the nobility hesitant in accepting him as monarch. It was through such a situation that Ishwar, as well as another individual, Virabhadra Manikya, made bids for the throne, though the former appears to have been more successful.[2]
His original name[note 1] and relationship with the previous king are unknown. Among the possibilities is that he had been a brother of Yashodhar.[1] Alternatively, he may have been Amaradurlabha, the younger brother of Rajdhar, who had been a distinguished veteran of the Arakan wars under Amar Manikya.[3][4] Otherwise, he may have belonged to a collateral branch of the ruling dynasty.[1]
There were coins minted in his name, though there is practically nothing known about him, with his name being omitted from the Rajmala, the Tripura royal chronicle.[3] He was eventually ousted after a few months of rule in favour of Yashodhar, who had finally found backing from the nobility and formerly ascended the throne.[1][2]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Sarma, Ramani Mohan (1987). Political History of Tripura. Calcutta: Puthipatra. p. 90.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Singh, Jai Prakash (1980). Coinage of Bengal and Its Neighbourhood. Numismatic Society of India, Banaras Hindu University. p. 34.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Roychoudhury, Nalini Ranjan (1983). Tripura through the ages: a short history of Tripura from the earliest times to 1947 A.D. Sterling. p. 24.
- ↑ Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1998) [1950]. Kirata-Jana-Krti- The Indo-Mongoloids: their contribution to the history and culture of India (2nd ed.). Calcutta: The Asiatic Society. p. 218.
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