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from 1567 to 1572. Though from a lowly background, he later rose to become one of the most powerful figures in the kingdom. Following the death of the previous monarch, his son-in-law, Udai took royal power himself, for a time supplanting the ruling dynasty with his own line.
862:, to the throne in 1563, Gopi Prasad expanded his already extensive power, keeping the new king completely under his control. This arrangement proved to be short-lived, when, in 1567, Ananta died under uncertain circumstances. According to differing versions of the
855:, before ultimately rising to become Commander-in-Chief of the Tripura army. His influence further increased when Vijaya, wishing to ensure the ambitious officer's loyalty, married his own son to the latter's daughter, Ratnavati.
868:, this was either the result of a fever or through strangulation on Gopi Prasad's orders. Regardless, the latter subsequently claimed royal power and adopted the regnal name Udai Manikya, assuming the erstwhile
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after himself. He extensively worked to beautify the city with the construction of buildings, temples and reservoirs, among which were the
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Tradition states that Udai had 240 wives, several of whom, on charges of infidelity, he had executed through being
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Udai proved to be a talented administrator and renamed the kingdom's capital, changing it from
Rangamati to
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or devoured by dogs. Udai himself was poisoned to death in 1572, after having ingested a pill of
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Originally named Gopi Prasad, he was of humble origins. He began his career during the reign of
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A visiting prince of Bengal was said to have numbered among their paramours.
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1019:"Analysis of the Bengali Poem Raj Mala, or Chronicles of Tripura"
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supplied by a certain woman. He was succeeded by his son
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858:Upon the ascension of his son-in-law,
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974:Roychoudhury, Nalini Ranjan (1983).
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1029:. Calcutta: Asiatic society: 547.
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997:Political History of Tripura
994:Sarma, Ramani Mohan (1987).
960:. G. Bharadwaj. p. 361.
685:Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya
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957:History of mediaeval Bengal
812:(died 1572), also known as
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675:Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya
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726:(Capital of the kingdom)
665:Birendra Kishore Manikya
881:Chandra Gopinath Temple
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701:1978–present (titular)
635:Krishna Kishore Manikya
980:Sterling. p. 21.
904:trampled by elephants
889:Sulaiman Khan Karrani
710:Tripura monarchy data
697:Kirit Pradyot Manikya
645:Ishan Chandra Manikya
625:Kashi Chandra Manikya
841:(rent-collector) in
1143:Deaths by poisoning
691:1949–1978 (titular)
655:Bir Chandra Manikya
30:Maharaja of Tripura
1118:History of Tripura
1067:Roychoudhury (1983
1042:, pp. 72, 75)
615:Rama Ganga Manikya
595:Rama Ganga Manikya
585:Rajdhar Manikya II
545:Vijaya Manikya III
136:History of Tripura
128:Kingdom of Tripura
1054:, pp. 73–75)
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758:(Royal chronicle)
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470:Dharma Manikya II
450:Dharma Manikya II
340:Yashodhar Manikya
320:Rajdhar Manikya I
270:Vijaya Manikya II
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555:Lakshman Manikya
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498: 1739–1744
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180:Dharma Manikya I
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764:Tripura Buranji
716:Manikya dynasty
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480:Mukunda Manikya
390:Govinda Manikya
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370:Govinda Manikya
260:Indra Manikya I
190:Ratna Manikya I
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164:Maha Manikya
18:
1128:1572 deaths
1094:Sarma (1987
1079:Sarma (1987
1052:Sarma (1987
1040:Sarma (1987
1015:Long, James
908:quicksilver
843:Dharmanagar
814:Gopi Prasad
766:(Chronicle)
565:Interregnum
559:1740s/1750s
528: 1744
350:Interregnum
172: 1400
71:Gopi Prasad
44:Predecessor
1107:Categories
938:References
897:Chittagong
816:, was the
569:1750s–1760
852:chowkidar
748:Neermahal
689:1947–1949
679:1923–1947
669:1909–1923
659:1862–1896
649:1849–1862
639:1829–1849
629:1826–1829
619:1813–1826
609:1809–1813
599:1806–1809
589:1785–1806
579:1760–1783
549:1746–1748
484:1729–1739
464:1725–1729
454:1714–1725
444:1712–1714
434:1695–1712
424:1693–1695
414:1685–1693
404:1673–1685
394:1661–1673
384:1661–1667
374:1660–1661
364:1626–1660
354:1623–1626
344:1600–1623
324:1586–1600
314:1577–1585
304:1573–1577
294:1567–1573
284:1563–1567
274:1532–1563
264:1530–1532
254:1520–1530
244:1515–1520
234:1490–1515
194:1462–1487
184:1431–1462
105:Ratnavati
54:Successor
39:1567–1572
1123:Usurpers
1017:(1850).
954:(1974).
883:and the
818:Maharaja
724:Agartala
134:Part of
117:Hinduism
113:Religion
877:Udaipur
865:Rajmala
847:Brahmin
839:gomasta
822:Tripura
756:Rajmala
84:Consort
891:, the
918:Notes
174:–1431
93:Issue
36:Reign
829:Life
539:1746
474:1729
334:1600
224:1489
214:1488
204:1487
79:1572
76:Died
68:Born
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