Chandrakirti Singh
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| Part of History of Manipur | |
| Kings of Manipur | |
| Pamheiba | 1720-1751 |
| Gaurisiam | 1752-1763 |
| Chitsai | 1754-1756 |
| Ching-Thang Khomba | 1769-1798 |
| Rohinchandra | 1798-1801 |
| Maduchandra Singh | 1801-1806 |
| Chourjit Singh | 1806-1812 |
| Marjit Singh | 1812-1819 |
| Gambhir Singh | 1825-1834 |
| Raja Nara Singh | 1844-1850 |
| Debindro Singh | 1850 |
| Chandrakirti Singh | 1850-1886 |
| Raja Surchandra | 1886-1890 |
| Kulachandra Singh | 1890-1891 |
| Churachandra Singh | 1891-1941 |
| Bodhchandra Singh | 1941-1949 |
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Ningthouja dynasty (Royal family) | |
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Pakhangba (Symbol of the kingdom) | |
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Cheitharol Kumbaba (Royal chronicle) | |
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Imphal (Capital of the kingdom) | |
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Kangla Palace (Royal residence) | |
Raja Chandrakirti, the son of Raja Gambhir Singh was a ruler of Manipur between 1850 and May 1886.[1]
Biography
Before he became the king, the reign of his father Maharaja Gambhir Singh was succeeded by Raja Narsingh and later on his death by Raja Narshingh's brother Debendra Singh for a short time. Maharaja Gambhir Singh's death on 9 January 1834 paved the way to the throne to Raja Narsingh.
Chandrakirti had ten sons from his six queens and Maharaja Surchandra is the eldest son of the first queen and the other three sons (Pakasana, Kesarjit, Gopalsana) of the first queen, Kulachandra (the second son of the second queen) and Gandhar Singh (another son of the second queen), Tikendrajit Singh (the third son of the third queen), the son of the fourth queen died in his early days, Angousana (the fifth son of the fifth queen) and the Zila Ngamba (the eighth son of the sixth queen).
See also
References
Bibliography
- Hodson, Thomas Callan.The Meitheis. Harvard University, 1908.
| Preceded by Debindro Singh |
King of Manipur 1850–May 1886 |
Succeeded by Surachandra Singh |