1034:, Ratna was informed by his supporters that his brother was plotting against him, though he ignored the information. Historian Ramani Mohan Sarma suggests that this inaction may either have been due to the king's inexperience with diplomacy resulting in a misplaced trust in Ghanashyam, or that he was fearful of moving against his powerful brother.
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Rama died in 1685 and Ratna, then only 5 years old, ascended the throne under the name Ratna
Manikya. The state of confusion which had ensued upon his father's death continued throughout the early years of Ratna's reign. Due to his young age, control of the state was held by his maternal uncle,
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In 1712, Ratna was forcibly removed from the throne and confined to the royal apartments. Ghanashyam, who took power under the name
Mahendra Manikya, later had him strangled to death, with his body being cremated on the banks of the
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Only a small child when he became ruler, Ratna spent much of his life under the control of external forces, having been used as a puppet-monarch by domineering relations as well as being both deposed and enthroned by the powerful
1028:, where he recruited some itinerant forces as well as a high-ranking local officer against Ratna. Ghanashyam himself was frequently absent from the capital, using the excuse that he was holding wild elephants. According to the
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Narendra reigned for about two years, during which time Ratna was kept by his side and treated affectionately. The former was eventually deposed by
Shaista Khan, who had been influenced against him by another cousin,
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Finally secure as ruler in his own right, Ratna enacted a number of administrative changes, such as restoring earlier ministerial positions as well as creating new ones. One of his brothers,
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Due to the internal instability during his reign, Ratna had little opportunity to contribute to public works within his kingdom. Among the few he did commission was the
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942:, among others. Ratna was subsequently restored to the throne, though once again had little actual power, having become a puppet-ruler under Ray, who was named his
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973:, as a hostage to the Mughal court. Between 1710 and 1715, a series of embassies and letters in
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Tripura from the earliest times to 1947 A.D.
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Cultural Heritage Through Sanskrit Studies
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1042:. Ratna's wives, said to have numbered 120, all
875:from 1685 to 1693 and again from 1695 to 1712.
891:Born Ratnadeva, he was the eldest of Maharaja
969:in 1696, as well as sending another brother,
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905:Balibhima Narayana, who is described in the
1322:Bulletin of the Assam State Museum, Gauhati
1412:Sharma, Suresh Kant; Sharma, Usha (2015).
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1415:Discovery of North-East India: Tripura
1393:Tribes of Tripura: A Historical Survey
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1361:Encyclopaedia of North-East India
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992:, a temple dedicated to the god
1390:Saha, Sudhanshu Bikash (1986).
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932:
1499:18th-century murdered monarchs
1439:. National Book Trust, India.
1396:. Agartala: Rupali Book House.
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1509:18th-century murders in India
1433:Thakurta, S. N. Guha (1999).
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1484:Monarchs deposed as children
1404:Political History of Tripura
1401:Sarma, Ramani Mohan (1987).
733:Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya
114:1712 (aged 31–32)
7:
1350:History of mediaeval Bengal
10:
1525:
1339:. Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar.
1288:Sharma & Sharma (2015)
1115:Sharma & Sharma (2015)
887:Background and first reign
723:Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya
1364:. Gyan Publishing House.
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1316:Acharjee, Jahar (2006).
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1004:. Images of the goddess
774:(Capital of the kingdom)
713:Birendra Kishore Manikya
1407:. Calcutta: Puthipatra.
749:1978–present (titular)
683:Krishna Kishore Manikya
1333:Dey, Sitanath (2005).
1328:. Assam State Museum.
1046:on his funeral pyre.
758:Tripura monarchy data
745:Kirit Pradyot Manikya
693:Ishan Chandra Manikya
673:Kashi Chandra Manikya
1504:1712 murders in Asia
1044:immolated themselves
953:, was named the new
1358:Raatan, T. (2008).
1252:Roychoudhury (1983)
1163:Roychoudhury (1983)
1016:Overthrow and death
739:1949–1978 (titular)
703:Bir Chandra Manikya
30:Maharaja of Tripura
18:Maharaja of Tripura
1479:Dethroned monarchs
1469:History of Tripura
1266:, pp. 119–20.
1213:, pp. 118–19.
1141:, pp. 116–17.
990:Sateroratna Mandir
911:Subahdar of Bengal
663:Rama Ganga Manikya
643:Rama Ganga Manikya
633:Rajdhar Manikya II
593:Vijaya Manikya III
184:History of Tripura
176:Kingdom of Tripura
1446:978-81-237-2542-0
1425:978-81-8324-045-1
1371:978-81-7835-068-4
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806:(Royal chronicle)
798:(Royal residence)
790:(Royal residence)
782:(Royal residence)
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752:
518:Dharma Manikya II
498:Dharma Manikya II
388:Yashodhar Manikya
368:Rajdhar Manikya I
318:Vijaya Manikya II
170:
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1464:Kings of Tripura
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927:Narendra Manikya
867:– 1712) was the
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788:Pushbanta Palace
780:Ujjayanta Palace
603:Lakshman Manikya
577:
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562:
561: 1744–1746
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553:Indra Manikya II
547:
546: 1739–1744
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488:Mahendra Manikya
478:Ratna Manikya II
468:Narendra Manikya
458:Ratna Manikya II
258:Vijaya Manikya I
228:Dharma Manikya I
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76:Narendra Manikya
58:Narendra Manikya
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764:Manikya dynasty
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568:Udai Manikya II
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418:Govinda Manikya
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298:Deva Manikya
212:Maha Manikya
155:Rama Manikya
48:Rama Manikya
15:
1489:1712 deaths
1199:Saha (1986)
1040:Gomti River
971:Chandramani
961:, was made
940:Champak Ray
865: 1680
814:(Chronicle)
613:Interregnum
607:1740s/1750s
576: 1744
398:Interregnum
220: 1400
105: 1680
72:Predecessor
44:Predecessor
1458:Categories
1240:Dey (2005)
1073:References
1063:Barathakur
1022:Ghanashyam
1002:Bangladesh
963:Barathakur
959:Ghanashyam
617:1750s–1760
1385:Sterling.
994:Jagannath
796:Neermahal
737:1947–1949
727:1923–1947
717:1909–1923
707:1862–1896
697:1849–1862
687:1829–1849
677:1826–1829
667:1813–1826
657:1809–1813
647:1806–1809
637:1785–1806
627:1760–1783
597:1746–1748
532:1729–1739
512:1725–1729
502:1714–1725
492:1712–1714
482:1695–1712
472:1693–1695
462:1685–1693
452:1673–1685
442:1661–1673
432:1661–1667
422:1660–1661
412:1626–1660
402:1623–1626
392:1600–1623
372:1586–1600
362:1577–1585
352:1573–1577
342:1567–1573
332:1563–1567
322:1532–1563
312:1530–1532
302:1520–1530
292:1515–1520
282:1490–1515
242:1462–1487
232:1431–1462
128:Bhagavati
125:Satyavati
82:Successor
67:1695–1712
64:2nd reign
54:Successor
39:1685–1693
36:1st reign
1347:(1974).
975:Sanskrit
869:Maharaja
772:Agartala
182:Part of
165:Hinduism
161:Religion
99:Ratnadev
1436:Tripura
1031:Rajmala
998:Comilla
967:Manipur
873:Tripura
804:Rajmala
1443:
1422:
1368:
955:Yuvraj
944:Yuvraj
923:Sylhet
919:Mughal
898:Yuvraj
151:Father
1050:Notes
1026:Dhaka
222:–1431
140:House
119:Wives
1441:ISBN
1420:ISBN
1366:ISBN
1006:Kali
587:1746
522:1729
382:1600
272:1489
262:1488
252:1487
111:Died
96:Born
996:in
871:of
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1326:17
1324:.
1320:.
1218:^
1081:^
1012:.
981:,
913:,
901:.
862:c.
573:c.
558:c.
543:c.
217:c.
102:c.
1449:.
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846:e
839:t
832:v
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