Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur

Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur (19 August 1908 – 17 May 1947) was a king (or Maharaja) of Tripura State. He is known as "the architect of modern Tripura".^[1][2][3][4]

Maharaja Colonel Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya DebBarma Bahadur GBE, KCSI
Maharaja
Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur
Reign	1923–1947
Predecessor	Birendra Kishore Manikya
Successor	Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman (with Kanchan Prava Devi as Regent) from 1947 to 1949
Born	(1908-08-19)19 August 1908
Died	17 May 1947(1947-05-17) (aged 38)
Spouse	Kanchan Prava Devi
Issue	Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman
Names Colonel Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma Manikya Bahadur
Dynasty	Manikya dynasty
Father	Maharaja Birendra Kishore Manikya Debbarma
Mother	Maharani Arundhuti Devi
Religion	Hinduism
Occupation	Administrator

He was succeeded by his son, Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore Debbarman, who was the nominal king for two years till the state's merger into India in 1949. Since he was a minor during this time, the state was governed by a Council of Regency headed by his mother, Kanchan Prava Devi.^[5]

Reign

Kingdom of Tripura
Part of History of Tripura
Kings of Tripura Maha Manikya c. 1400–1431 Dharma Manikya I 1431–1462 Ratna Manikya I 1462–1487 Pratap Manikya 1487 Vijaya Manikya I 1488 Mukut Manikya 1489 Dhanya Manikya 1490–1515 Dhwaja Manikya 1515–1520 Deva Manikya 1520–1530 Indra Manikya I 1530–1532 Vijaya Manikya II 1532–1563 Ananta Manikya 1563–1567 Udai Manikya I 1567–1573 Joy Manikya I 1573–1577 Amar Manikya 1577–1585 Rajdhar Manikya I 1586–1600 Ishwar Manikya 1600 Yashodhar Manikya 1600–1623 Interregnum 1623–1626 Kalyan Manikya 1626–1660 Govinda Manikya 1660–1661 Chhatra Manikya 1661–1667 Govinda Manikya 1661–1673 Rama Manikya 1673–1685 Ratna Manikya II 1685–1693 Narendra Manikya 1693–1695 Ratna Manikya II 1695–1712 Mahendra Manikya 1712–1714 Dharma Manikya II 1714–1725 Jagat Manikya 1725–1729 Dharma Manikya II 1729 Mukunda Manikya 1729–1739 Joy Manikya II 1739–1744 Indra Manikya II 1744–1746 Udai Manikya II 1744 Joy Manikya II 1746 Vijaya Manikya III 1746–1748 Lakshman Manikya 1740s/1750s Interregnum 1750s–1760 Krishna Manikya 1760–1783 Rajdhar Manikya II 1785–1806 Rama Ganga Manikya 1806–1809 Durga Manikya 1809–1813 Rama Ganga Manikya 1813–1826 Kashi Chandra Manikya 1826–1829 Krishna Kishore Manikya 1829–1849 Ishan Chandra Manikya 1849–1862 Bir Chandra Manikya 1862–1896 Birendra Kishore Manikya 1909–1923 Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya 1923–1947 Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya 1947–1949 1949–1978 (titular) Kirit Pradyot Manikya 1978–present (titular)
Tripura monarchy data
Manikya dynasty (Royal family)
Agartala (Capital of the kingdom)
Ujjayanta Palace (Royal residence)
Pushbanta Palace (Royal residence)
Neermahal (Royal residence)
Rajmala (Royal chronicle)
Tripura Buranji (Chronicle)
Chaturdasa Devata (Family deities)
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Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya assumed the throne in 1923, upon the death of his father.^[6]

Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Bahadur was popularly known as the ‘Architect of Tripura’ due to his contribution to economic, social and educational institutions.^[7][8] He also was the first ruler of Tripura to have visited Europe and America in 1931 and 1939.^[7]

He reserved lands for the Indigenous Tiprasa people whose outcome is the TTAADC (Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District Councils) area.^[9][7] Maharaja Bir Bikram College^[10] and Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport at Agartala^[11] were built by him. Maharaja Bir Bikram University is named after him.^[12]

Titles

• 1909–1923: Srila-Srijukta Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Jubaraj Goswami Bahadur
• 1923–1935: His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura
• 1935–1937: His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, KCSI
• 1937–1942: Captain His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, KCSI
• 1942–1944: Major His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, KCSI
• 1944–1946: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, KCSI
• 1946–1947: Colonel His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, GBE, KCSI^[7][13]

Honours

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• King George V Silver Jubilee Medal, 1935
• Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India, 1935
• 1939–1945 Star – 1945
• Burma Star – 1945
• War Medal 1939–1945 – 1945
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, 1946