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词条 Bir Chandra Manikya
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  1. Biography

  2. Legacy

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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| type = monarch
|name = H.R.H. Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya Debbarman Bahadur
| title = King of Tripura
|image = Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya.jpg
|alt =
|caption =
|reign = 1862-1896
|predecessor = Ishan Chandra Manikya
|suc-type = Successor
|successor = Radha Kishore Manikya
|Dynasty = Manikya Dynasty
|religion = Borok Hinduism
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Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya of the Manikya Dynasty was the king of Tripura from 1862 to 1896.

Biography

He is regarded as the architect of modern Agartala city.[1] In 1862 Bir Chandra Manikya started the urbanisation of the Agartala.In 1871 he established the Agartala Municipality.

He established Umakanta Academy, the first western school in Tripura, in 1890. The King was an enthusiastic photographer. He was the first king of India to organize an annual photographic exhibition in his palace.[2]

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|width=225
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|File:Maharaja Birchandra with Maharani Manamohini.jpg|Maharaja Birchandra with the queen Maharani Manamohini in 1880
}}

Legacy

He was one of the main characters of the novel Prathom Alo/প্রথম আলো by Sunil Gangopadhyay.

See also

  • Manikya dynasty
  • Tripura (princely state)

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=AMC at a glance|url=http://agartalacity.nic.in/about_amc1.htm|publisher=Agartala Municipal Corporation|accessdate=8 June 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006034328/http://agartalacity.nic.in/about_amc1.htm|archivedate=6 October 2009|df=}}
2. ^http://www.the-south-asian.com/march2007/old_photographs_people_india.htm

External links

  • The Manikya dynasty - Genealogy
  • Kingdom of Tripura - University of Queensland
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