Mukut Manikya was briefly the ruler of

Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...

during the late 15th century. Mukut gained the throne following the brief reigns of

Pratap Manikya Pratap Manikya (d. 1487) was a Maharaja of Tripura during the late 15th century. Reign Though Pratap Manikya is stated in the ''Rajmala'' to be a son of Dharma Manikya I, later scholarship proved this to be chronologically improbable. It is inst ...

and

Vijaya Manikya I Vijaya Manikya I (d. 1488) was the Maharaja of Tripura briefly during the late 15th century. A minor when he ascended the throne, Vijaya succeeded upon the assassination of his predecessor Pratap Manikya, who may have been his father. His reign ...

, who were likely his elder brother and paternal nephew respectively. It is possible that his ascension was ensured through backing of military leaders, whose influence had waxed during the reigns of his immediate predecessors. Numismatic evidence indicates that this occurred in 1489. However, Mukut's own rule was very short, with the coinage produced the very next year (i.e. 1490) instead displaying the name of his brother

Dhanya Manikya Dhanya Manikya was the Maharaja of Tripura who reigned from 1490 to 1515 C.E. In this time, Tripura Sundari Temple was established. Biography Assisted by his generals Ray Kachag and Ray Kacham, Dhanya Manikya expanded Tripura's territorial do ...

. It may be that he had lost the favour of the chiefs, who subsequently had him overthrown.

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{{reflist Kings of Tripura History of Tripura