Ishwar Manikya

Ishwar Manikya was briefly the Maharaja of Tripura at the close of the 16th century.

Ishwar Manikya
Maharaja of Tripura
Reign	1600
Predecessor	Rajdhar Manikya I
Successor	Yashodhar Manikya
Wives[1]	Ishwari Mahadevi Ishwari Mahadevi
House	Manikya dynasty
Religion	Hinduism

Kingdom of Tripura
Part of History of Tripura
Kings of Tripura Maha Manikya c. 1400–1431 Dharma Manikya I 1431–1462 Ratna Manikya I 1462–1487 Pratap Manikya 1487 Vijaya Manikya I 1488 Mukut Manikya 1489 Dhanya Manikya 1490–1515 Dhwaja Manikya 1515–1520 Deva Manikya 1520–1530 Indra Manikya I 1530–1532 Vijaya Manikya II 1532–1563 Ananta Manikya 1563–1567 Udai Manikya 1567–1573 Joy Manikya I 1573–1577 Amar Manikya 1577–1585 Rajdhar Manikya I 1586–1600 Ishwar Manikya 1600 Yashodhar Manikya 1600–1623 Interregnum 1623–1626 Kalyan Manikya 1626–1660 Govinda Manikya 1660–1661 Chhatra Manikya 1661–1667 Govinda Manikya 1661–1673 Rama Manikya 1673–1685 Ratna Manikya II 1685–1693 Narendra Manikya 1693–1695 Ratna Manikya II 1695–1712 Mahendra Manikya 1712–1714 Dharma Manikya II 1714–1725 Jagat Manikya 1725–1729 Dharma Manikya II 1729 Mukunda Manikya 1729–1739 Joy Manikya II 1739–1744 Indra Manikya II 1744–1746 Vijaya Manikya III 1746–1748 Lakshman Manikya 1740s/1750s Interregnum 1750s–1760 Krishna Manikya 1760–1783 Rajdhar Manikya II 1785–1806 Rama Ganga Manikya 1806–1809 Durga Manikya 1809–1813 Rama Ganga Manikya 1813–1826 Kashi Chandra Manikya 1826–1829 Krishna Kishore Manikya 1829–1849 Ishan Chandra Manikya 1849–1862 Bir Chandra Manikya 1862–1896 Radha Kishore Manikya 1896–1909 Birendra Kishore Manikya 1909–1923 Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya 1947–1949 1949–1978 (titular) Kirit Pradyot Manikya 1978–present (titular)
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)
Chaturdasa Devata (Family deities)
Shamsher Gazi (Usurper)

It is believed that in the aftermath of the death of Rajdhar Manikya I in 1600, some confusion arose in regards to the succession to the throne.[1] Historian Jai Prakash Singh suggests that the inauspicious horoscope of the old king's heir, Yashodhar, made the nobility hesitant in accepting him as monarch. It was through such a situation that Ishwar, as well as another individual, Virabhadra Manikya, made bids for the throne, though the former appears to have been more successful.[2]

His original name[note 1] and relationship with the previous king are unknown. Among the possibilities is that he had been a brother of Yashodhar.[1] Alternatively, he may have been Amaradurlabha, the younger brother of Rajdhar, who had been a distinguished veteran of the Arakan wars under Amar Manikya.[3][4] Otherwise, he may have belonged to a collateral branch of the ruling dynasty.[1]

There were coins minted in his name, though there is practically nothing known about him, with his name being omitted from the Rajmala, the Tripura royal chronicle.[3] He was eventually ousted after a few months of rule in favour of Yashodhar, who had finally found backing from the nobility and formerly ascended the throne.[1][2]

Notes

1. Ishwar Manikya having been an adopted title.[3]

References

1. Sarma, Ramani Mohan (1987). Political History of Tripura. Calcutta: Puthipatra. p. 90.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Singh, Jai Prakash (1980). Coinage of Bengal and Its Neighbourhood. Numismatic Society of India, Banaras Hindu University. p. 34.
3. Roychoudhury, Nalini Ranjan (1983). Tripura through the ages: a short history of Tripura from the earliest times to 1947 A.D. Sterling. p. 24.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1998) [1950]. Kirata-Jana-Krti- The Indo-Mongoloids: their contribution to the history and culture of India (2nd ed.). Calcutta: The Asiatic Society. p. 218.