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Tripura History

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Pre-Independence
History of Tripura
Important Temples in Tripura

Tripureswari Temple
Maharaja Dhanya
Manikya
This is one of the 51 Shakti
Peethas and is the place where
the toe of the right foot of Sati
fell.

Established year - 1501


Important Temples in Tripura

Kasba Kali Bari / Kamalasagar Temple


Start by - Maharaja Kalyan
Manikya
Completed by - Maharaja
Dhanya Manikya
Constructed in - Late 15th
Century
Kamalasagar lake - Dhanya Manikya
Important Temples in Tripura

Bhubaneswari Temple
Constructed by - Maharaja
Govinda Manikya
Novel -
Rajarshi & Bisharjan
of Rabindranath Tagore
Constructed in - 17th Century (1660-1676)
Important Temples in Tripura

Gunabti Temples
Constructed by - Maharani
Gunabati
She is the wife of
Maharaja Govinda
Manikya
Constructed in - 17th Century (1668 A.D.)
Important Temples in Tripura

Chaturdash Devta Temple


Constructed by - Maharaja
Krishna Manikya Debbarma

Transfer of
Capital
Constructed in - 1760
Shifting of Capital of Tripura
Maharja Maharja Krishna
Krishna Manikya Kishore Manikya

Udaipur/ 1760 Old 1838 Present


Rangamati Agartala Agartala
Attack by Attack by
reason
Shamsher Gazi Kuki

** Shamsher Gazi Attacked Udaipur in 1748


Important Dates and events of Tripura

1400: Maharaja Maha Manikya was the first ruler


who started rulling the State the Royal title of
Manikya.

1468: Ratna Manikya first introduced coin.

1501: The Tripureswari Temple was constructed by


Maharaja Dhanya Manikya
Important Dates and events of Tripura

1513: Nawab Hussain Shah invaded Tripura. (Total


4 Attempts but never succeed)

1618: Mughals invaded Tripura for the first time


during the reign of Jashodhar Manikya and
Jashodhar Manikya became winner.
Important Dates and events of Tripura

1760: Krishna Manikya shifted the capital from


Udaipur to Old Agartala. Chaturdash Devata
Temple was constructed in Old Agartala by
him.

1838: Krishna Kishore Manikya shifted from Old


Agartala to New Agartala to survive his
kingdom from the attack of Kuki.
1850: Tripuri revolt was occurred.
Important Dates and events of Tripura

1863: Jamatia revolt was occurred by Parikshit


Jamatia
1871: British Government nominated AWB Power as
Tripura's first Political Agent and
Agartala Municipality was established by the
King Bir Chandra Manikya.
1875: The first Post Office set up at Agartala
1877: 'Slave System' was abolished by the king Bir
Chandra Manikya.
Important Dates and events of Tripura

1881: Untimely death of queen Bhanumati Debi


1889: Bir Chandra Manikya banned 'Sati System'.
1891: The first high School was set up. Later it was
known as Umakanta Academy.
1894: The first girls High School Maharani Tulsibati
High School was set up.
1896: Bir Chandra Central Library was set up
1900: Rabindranath Tagore first arrived in Tripura as
a guest of Radha Kishore Manikya.
Important Dates and events of Tripura

1901: Ujjayanta Palace was built by Radha Kishore


Manikya.
1903: Radha Kishore Manikya built Victoria
Memorial Hospital.
1905: First Bengali newspaper 'Arun' published.
1915: Birendra Kishore introduced Tripura Civil
Service. Chief Secretary post was created.
1916: Tea Cultivation was started
1926: Last visit of Tagore in Tripura (Total 7 visit)
Important Dates and events of Tripura

1941: Rabindranath Tagore was conferred 'Bharat


Bhaskar' by Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya.
1942-43: Reang Revolt was organized by Ratanmani
Reang.
1945: British Government conferred Bir Bikram
Kishore Manikya 'Lieutenant Colonel'.
1946: Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya was conferred
with 'Knight Grand Cross of the order of
the British Empire' by the British Government.
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