Rajmala

Kingdom of Tripura
Part of History of Tripura
Kings of Tripura
Dhanya Manikya	1463-1515
Dharma Manikya II	1714-1733
Vijay Manikya II	1743-1760
Krishna Manikya	1760-1761
Rajdhar Manikya	1783-1804
Ramgana Manikya	1804-1809
Durga Manikya	1809-1813
Kashi Chandra	1826-1830
Krishna Kishore	1830-1849
Ishan Chandra	1849-1862
Bir Chandra	1862-1896
Radha Kishore	1896-1909
Birendra Kishore	1909-1923
Bir Bikram Kishore	1923–1947
Kirit Bikram Kishore	1947-1949
Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman	1978-
Tripura monarchy data
Manikya dynasty (Royal family)
Agartala (Capital of the kingdom)
Ujjayanta Palace (Royal residence)
Neermahal (Royal residence)
Rajmala (Royal chronicle)
Tripura Buranji (Chronicle)

Rajmala (Bengali: রাজমালা) is a chronicle of the Kings of Tripura, written in Bengali verse in the 15th century under Dharma Manikya I.^[1]

Rajmala gives an account of the mythological origin of the kings of Tripura, tracing the genealogy of the ruling king to the Lunar Dynasty as the 149th king since Chandra (the Moon, treated as the founder of the dynasty). It also states that the ancient name of Tripura (Twipra) was Kirat, after the brother of Puru who was banished to the Eastern provinces by his father Yayati.

Reportedly, the Bengali version was composed by the pandits Sukreshwar and Baneshwar of the royal court based on the recitations by the royal priest Dhurlabhendra Chantai of an oral tradition in the Tripuri language.

Royal genealogy

The Rajmala presents a list of 149 kings of Twipra as of 1431. The first king of the chronicle is Chandra, the Moon himself; the seventh is Druhyu, one of the sons of Yayati, a Lunar dynasty in mythology. The 46th king is called Tripur (Tripura) as a kind of mythological eponymous ancestor of the Sanskritic name of the kingdom. The list of historical kings begins with the 145th king, Ratna Fa (fl. 1280). He was the first to assume the title Manikya and as such can be considered the founder of the Manikya Dynasty.

Mythological or legendary kings

Sl. No.	Name of King	Sl. No.	Name of King
1.	Chandra	26.	Basuman
2.	Budh	27.	Keerti
3.	Pururoba - I	28.	Kaniyan
4.	Ayu	29.	Pratishraba
5.	Nahush	30.	Pratishtho
6.	Yayati	31.	Shakrajit (Shatrujit)
7.	Druhyu	32.	Pratirddan
8.	Babhru	33.	Pramath
9.	Setu	34.	Kalinda
10.	Anarta	35.	Kromo (Krath)
11.	Gandhar	36.	Mitrari
12.	Dharmma (Gharma)	37.	Baribarha
13.	Dhrita (Ghrita)	38.	Karmuk
14.	Durmad	39.	Kalang (Kalinga)
15.	Pracheta	40.	Bhishan
16.	Parachi(Shata Dharma)	41.	Bhanumitra
17.	Parabasu	42.	Chitrasen (Agha Chitrasen)
18.	Parishad	43.	Chitrarath
19.	Arijit	44.	Chitrayudh
20.	Sujit	45.	Daitya
21.	Pururoba - II	46.	Tripur
22.	Bibarn	47.	Subrai (Trilochan)
23.	Puru Sen	48.	Dakshin
24.	Megh Barna	49.	Twidakshin
25.	Bikarna	50.	Sudakshin

Sl. No.	Name of King	Sl. No.	Name of King
51.	Tardakshin	76.	Muchung Fa (Harihar)
52.	Dharmataru (Dharmatar)	77.	Maichung Fa (Chandrashekhar)
53.	Dharmapal	78.	Chandraraj (Tabhuraj or Tarurai)
54.	Sadharma (Sudharma)	79.	Tarfanai (Tripaly)
55.	Tarbong	80.	Sumanta
56.	Debang	81.	Roopabanat (Shretha)
57.	Narangita	82.	Tarham (Tarhom)
58.	Dharmangad	83.	Kha Ham (Hariraj)
59.	Rukmangad	84.	Kotor Fa (Kashiraj)
60.	Somangad	85.	Kalator Fa (Madhob)
61.	Nojugrai (Nogjog)	86.	Chandra Fa (Chandraraj)
62.	Torjung	87.	Gajeshwar
63.	Tor Raj (Rajdharma)	88.	Beerraj - II
64.	Hamraj	89.	Nageshwar (Nagpati)
65.	Birraj	90.	Sikhiraj (Siksharaj)
66.	Shriraj	91.	Debraj
67.	Shriman (Shrimanta)	92.	Dhusrang (Durasha or Dhara Ishwar)
68.	Lakshmitaru	93.	Barkeerti (Birraj or Biraj)
69.	Tarlakshmi (Roopban)	94.	Sagar Fa
70.	Mailakshmi (Lakshmiban)	95.	Maloy Chandra
71.	Nageshwar	96.	Surjyarai (Surjya Narayan)
72.	Jogeshwar	97.	Achong Fanai (Indra Keerti or Uttang Fani)
73.	Ishwar Fa (Neeldhwaj)	98.	Beer Singha (Charachar)
74.	Rangkhai (Basuraj)	99.	Hachung Fa (Achang Fa or Surendra)
75.	Dhanraj Fa	100.	Bimar

Sl. No.	Name of King
101.	Kumar
102.	Sukumar
103.	Twisarao (Beerchandra or Toksarao)
104.	Rajyeshwar (Rajeshwar)
105.	Nageshwar (Misliraj or Krodheshwar)
106.	Twisong Fa (Tejong Fa
107.	Narendra
108.	Indrakeerti
109.	Biman (Paimaraj)
110.	Yashoraj
111.	Gandhar
112.	Gangaraj (Rajganga)
113.	Sukurai (Chitrasen or Chhakru Rai)
114.	Pratit
115.	Misli (Marichi, Malsi or Marusom)
116.	Gagan (Kathuk)
117.	Keerjit (Noaraj or Nabrai)

118. Hamtor Fa (Jujaru Fa or Himti or Birraj), see also Twipra Era
119. Jangi Fa (Rajendra or Janak Fa)
120. Partha (Debrai or Debraj)
121. Sebrai
122. Durgur Fa (Dankuru Fa, Harirai, Kirit, Adhidharma Fa)
123. Kharung Fa (Kurung Fa, Ramchandra)
124. Sengfanai (Nrisingha, Singhafani)
125. Lalit Rai
126. Mukunda Fa (Kunda Fa)
127. Kamal Rai
128. Krishnadas
129. Jash Fa (Jashoraj)
130. Muchung Fa (Udwab)
131. Sadhu Rai
132. Pratap Rai
133. Vishnuprasad
134. Baneshwar (Baneeshwar)
135. Beerbahu
136. Samrat
137. Champakeshwar (Champa)
138. Meghraj (Megh)
139. Sengkwchak (Dharmadhar)
140. Sengthum Fa (Kirtidhar, Singhatung Fa)
141. Achong Fa (Rajsurjya, Kunjaham Fa)
142. Khichung Fa (Mohon)
143. Dangar Fa (Harirai)
144. Raja Fa

Historical kings

see List of Tripuri Kings for the post-Rajmala kings.

145. Ratna Fa (Ratna Manikya) fl. 1280
146. Pratap Manikya
147. Mukut Manikya (Mukunda)
148. Maha Manikya
149. Dharma Manikya fl. 1430

References

↑ Hill Tippera - History The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 13, p. 118.

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