A brief history of Mrung Kirat people of Tripura State of Assam

As Nepal is proud of calling itself the Ancient Country of Kirat people so the Tripura Sate of Assam is also a very famous Kirat Kingdom from the ancient time. The Chronology of the Royal family of this State is called the Rajmala where it mentions the origin of their dynasty descended from Moon god who were also called the Yayati Kirat tribe in Hindu epic.

In 1240 A.D. the Muhammadan Sultan King of East Bengal invaded the Kirat King Cheng-thum-pha of Tripura State encountered him and drove him away from his boundary. In 1350, King Dangur-pha a descendent of King Cheng-Thum-pha was revolted by his won son Ratan-pha and was successful in driving his father away from the throne and became King of Tripura State. He was helped by the Sultan King of Bengal, so he being pleased gave him the title of Manikya. So he established this new dynasty of Manikya family in Tripura State. He encouraged thousands of Bengali families to settle in his Kingdom who introduced the Indo-Aryan language and Culture among the Kirat people of Kukie of Mrung tribe.

His son Charma Manikya became a great-learned King in Sanskrit and Bengali literature in 14th Century. In the 15th Century his successor Dhannya Manikya became a powerful King by subduring all the feudatory Chiefs of Tripura State. He was very much helped by the Kukie Kirat Chief whom he had made his Chief general of his army. He extended his Kingdom upto Chittagong and Arakan province of Burma. He abolished the rite of human sacrifice before Shakti-goddess. 

In the16th Century his eldest son Dhwaj Manikya succeeded him on the throne, but he was assassinated by his Hindu-priest, a Maithili Brahman. So his youngest brother Bijay Manikya became the King of Tripura State. He gave death punishment to the assassin of his brother. He also became famous Kirat King by conquering Sylhet, Jaintiya, Khasi and East Bengal States. Thus East Bengal and Middle Assam became a part of Tripura Kirat State.

But after his death, his son Ammar-Manikya became King of Tripura State. He was revolted by the Kirat people of Arakan and was defeated in the battle. So he committed suicide in 1611 A.D. Although Tripura State was an independent State of Kirat people from the beginning, yet it has now been lined with the other feudatory States of India.