Bir Bikram Manikya Debbarma
Appearance
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H.H. Maharaja Colonel Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma Bahadur GBE, KCSI | |||||
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![]() antique well-preserved b/w photoshot of H.H Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma Bahadur | |||||
Reign | 1923-1947 | ||||
Predecessor | Birendra Kishore Manikya | ||||
Successor | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman (with Kanchan Prava Devi as Regent) from 1947 to 1949 | ||||
Regent | Chantai Hari Hari Bodi'Ram Debbarma | ||||
Spouse | Kanchan Prava Devi | ||||
Issue | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman | ||||
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Dynasty | Manikya dynasty | ||||
Father | Maharaja Birendra Kishore Manikya Deb Barman | ||||
Mother | Maharani Manamohini Devi | ||||
Religion | Hindu | ||||
Occupation | Administrator |
Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman Manikya Bahadur GBE KCSI (19 August 1908 – 17 May 1947) was a king (or maharaja) of Tripura State.
He was succeeded by his son, Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman, 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.
Legacy
- Bir Bikram Institution (School), Tripura, Dharmanagar
- Maharaja Bir Bikram College
- Maharaja Bir Bikram University
Titles
- 1908-1909: Prince Kishore
- 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