Ishan Chandra Manikya Explained

Type:monarch
H.R.H. Maharaja Ishan Chandra Manikya Debbarma
King of Tripura
Reign:1849-1862
Predecessor:Krishna Kishore Manikya
Suc-Type:Successor
Successor:Bir Chandra Manikya
House:Manikya Dynasty
House-Type:Dynasty
Religion:Hinduism

Maharaja Ishan Chandra Manikya of the Manikya Dynasty was the king of Tripura from 1849 to 1862 [1] [2]

Biography

He was the son of Krishna Kishore Manikya. His son Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman was a noted Indian sitarist and Dhrupad singer and the father of composer S. D. Burman and grandfather of another composer R. D. Burman.Thus, he is the great grandfather of the famous Bollywood composer R. D. Burman.

He was married to three Manipuri queens who were not of royal origin.[1] Muktabali of Moirangthem, Chanu Jatiswari of Keisham and Chandreswari of Khumanthem.Upon his death in 1862, his brother Bir Chandra Manikya assumed the throne instead of his own sons.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Sanajaoba, Naorem, ed. Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization. Vol. 4. Mittal Publications, 1988.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110821004621/http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/t/tripura.html Kingdom of Tripura - University of Queensland