Radha Kishore Manikya

Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya of the Manikya Dynasty reigned as the king of Tripura State from 1897 to 1909. He has been described as one of the architects of modern Tripura.[1][2]

H.R.H. Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya Debbarman Bahadur
Maharaja
Reign1897–1909
PredecessorBir Chandra Manikya
SuccessorBirendra Kishore Manikya
DynastyManikya Dynasty
ReligionHinduism
Kingdom of Tripura
Part of History of Tripura
Maha Manikyac. 1400–1431
Dharma Manikya I1431–1462
Ratna Manikya I1462–1487
Pratap Manikya1487
Vijaya Manikya I1488
Mukut Manikya1489
Dhanya Manikya1490–1515
Dhwaja Manikya1515–1520
Deva Manikya1520–1530
Indra Manikya I1530–1532
Vijaya Manikya II1532–1563
Ananta Manikya1563–1567
Udai Manikya I1567–1573
Joy Manikya I1573–1577
Amar Manikya1577–1585
Rajdhar Manikya I1586–1600
Ishwar Manikya1600
Yashodhar Manikya1600–1623
Interregnum1623–1626
Kalyan Manikya1626–1660
Govinda Manikya1660–1661
Chhatra Manikya1661–1667
Govinda Manikya1661–1673
Rama Manikya1673–1685
Ratna Manikya II1685–1693
Narendra Manikya1693–1695
Ratna Manikya II1695–1712
Mahendra Manikya1712–1714
Dharma Manikya II1714–1725
Jagat Manikya1725–1729
Dharma Manikya II1729
Mukunda Manikya1729–1739
Joy Manikya IIc. 1739–1744
Indra Manikya IIc. 1744–1746
Udai Manikya IIc. 1744
Joy Manikya II1746
Vijaya Manikya III1746–1748
Lakshman Manikya1740s/1750s
Interregnum1750s–1760
Krishna Manikya1760–1783
Rajdhar Manikya II1785–1806
Rama Ganga Manikya1806–1809
Durga Manikya1809–1813
Rama Ganga Manikya1813–1826
Kashi Chandra Manikya1826–1829
Krishna Kishore Manikya1829–1849
Ishan Chandra Manikya1849–1862
Bir Chandra Manikya1862–1896
Birendra Kishore Manikya1909–1923
Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya1923–1947
Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya1947–1949
1949–1978 (titular)
Kirit Pradyot Manikya1978–present (titular)
Tripura monarchy data
Manikya dynasty (Royal family)
Agartala (Capital of the kingdom)
Ujjayanta Palace (Royal residence)
Neermahal (Royal residence)
Rajmala (Royal chronicle)
Tripura Buranji (Chronicle)
Chaturdasa Devata (Family deities)

Administration

Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya brought about the separation of Police and Revenue Departments.[3] Before 1905 Police and revenue duties of the state were performed by the Police officers. In 1907, the Raja thoroughly reorganized the Police Department relieving Police from revenue collection. Mr. J.C. Dutta was the first Superintendent of Police appointed by the Raja after such separation.

Patron of the arts and learning

The King had a close relationship with Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore first visited Tripura in 1900 during his reign. The King supported Visva-Bharati University with an annual grant of Rupees 1000. Although in dire financial condition on account of a devastating earthquake the king pledged his daughter in law's jewellery to anonymously sponsor the scientific research of Jagadish Chandra Bose.[4]

Ujjayanta Palace was built by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya during 1899–1901[5] at a cost of 10 lakh (1 million) rupees[6] despite financial constraints.[7] The earlier royal palace of the Kingdom of Tripura was located 10 km (6 mi) away from Agartala. However, as a result of a devastating earthquake in 1897, the palace was destroyed and later rebuilt as Ujjayanta Palace in the heart of Agartala city.[6]

King Radha Kishore Manikya was a patron of learning.[1] He set up the R.K.I.school of Kailashahar besides donating funds towards construction of Victoria college of Comilla in Bangladesh. A full-fledged medical unit in Kolkata's R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital was set up with financial assistance provided by him.

  • Tagore with Maharaja Radha Kishore in 1900
    Tagore with Maharaja Radha Kishore in 1900

References
  1. "Leading lights among the Manikyas". tripurainfo.in. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. Deb Barma, Aloy; Debroy, Prajapita (2022). Cinema as Art and Popular Culture in Tripura: An Introduction. Agartala: Tribal Research and Cultural Institute. p. 13. ISBN 978-81-958995-0-0.
  3. "Police system in Princely state of Tripura". tripura police. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  4. "Tagore telegram shows special relationship with Tripura kings". The Hindu Businessline. PTI. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  5. Indnav.com, retrieved on 31 May 2007.
  6. North-east-india.com, retrieved on 31 May 2007.
  7. Westtripura.gov.in Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved on 3.6.2007
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