# Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur

Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur (19 August 1908 – 17 May 1947) was a king (or Maharaja) of Tripura State. He is known as "the architect of modern Tripura".
He was succeeded by his son, Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore Debbarman, who was the nominal king for two years till the state's merger into India in 1949. Since he was a minor during this time, the state was governed by a Council of Regency headed by his mother, Kanchan Prava Devi.

## Reign

Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya assumed the throne in 1923, upon the death of his father.
Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Bahadur was popularly known as the ‘Architect of Tripura’ due to his contribution to economic, social and educational institutions. He also was the first ruler of Tripura to have visited Europe and America in 1931 and 1939.
He reserved lands for the Indigenous Tiprasa people whose outcome is the TTAADC (Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District Councils) area. Maharaja Bir Bikram College and Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport at Agartala were built by him. Maharaja Bir Bikram University is named after him.

## Titles

* 1909–1923: Srila-Srijukta Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Jubaraj Goswami Bahadur
* 1923–1935: His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura
* 1935–1937: His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, KCSI
* 1937–1942: Captain His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, KCSI
* 1942–1944: Major His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, KCSI
* 1944–1946: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, KCSI
* 1946–1947: Colonel His Highness Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, GBE, KCSI

## Honours

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* King George V Silver Jubilee Medal, 1935
* Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India, 1935
* 1939–1945 Star – 1945
* Burma Star – 1945
* War Medal 1939–1945 – 1945
* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, 1946

## Sources

* ↑ Deb Barma, Aloy; Debroy, Prajapita (2022). Cinema as Art and Popular Culture in Tripura: An Introduction. Agartala: Tribal Research and Cultural Institute. pp. 12–14. ISBN 978-81-958995-0-0.
* ↑ "Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarman - the Modern Architect of Tripura". www.oknortheast.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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* ↑ Today, North East (19 August 2021). "113th Birth Anniversary Of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Observed In Tripura". Northeast Today. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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* ↑ "115th birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur celebrated in Tripura". ANI News. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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* ↑ Debbarma, Khapang (22 September 2022). "Maharaja Bir Bikram's Progressive Ideas Were The Basis Of Modern Tripura". Adivasi Lives Matter. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
* ↑ "History TTAADC | Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council". ttaadc.gov.in. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
* ↑ "MBB College". www.mbbcollege.in. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
* ↑ "World War II era Agartala airport to be 3rd international airport in northeast". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
* ↑ highereducation.tripura.gov.in http://web.archive.org/web/20170801233646/http://highereducation.tripura.gov.in/PDF/MBBact.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur Manikya dynastyBorn: 19 August 1908 Died: 17 May 1947 :
| Preceded byBirendra Kishore Manikya | King of Tripura 1923–1947 | Succeeded byKirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman |