Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur (19 August 1908 – 17 May 1947) was a

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(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

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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:

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Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Radhakrishnapada Pancha-Srijukta

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Sri Sri Sri Bir Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur,

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*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:

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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:

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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

(Ribbon bar, as it would look today) 39-45 Star BAR

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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

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