ত্রিপুরা দেশের কথা | Tripura Deser Katha

[ xvi ] ChampakRai did accordingly and Narendra Manikya was defeated at a war at Chandigarh. Narendra Minikya dd not do any harm to Ratna Manikya, rather he took care of him during his short reign. Narendra Manikya took shelter into the hills but was afterwards arrested and killed by the order of Champak Rai. Chafhpak Rai installed Ratna Manikya again to the throne of Tripura at Udaipur. This event took place at about 1686 A. D. Champak Rai began to rule the country with courage and wisdom and stopped sending of elephants to Dacca. ‘The son of Ram Manikya Raja, Zamind2r of Tipperah for a while appears to have been wholly shaken of the Mogul yoke virtually, being only liable to a nominal tribute of 25,000 rupees for the perganah of Noornagar, which at the sametime, was entirely remitted to himself in the form of a military Jaigeer from the Court of Dethi ” ** Champak Rai while residing at Dacca connected himself to the temple of Gooptipara in Hoogly District and patronised the institution. He was a Sakta in his religions belief. His admirers like Chandrachur Brahmachari who composed the annotation ( Kalipakshya-Tika ) of Bidhyasund w Kabya styled Champak Rai as Maharajadhiraj Champak Roy Mahinath. The sandas issued by Champak Rai may be seen with the talukdars of Nurnagar. Champak Rai was murdered in a conspiracy in which some members ef the royal family were implicated. After the death of Champak Rai, Ratna Manikya nominated Durjaysingh Deb as Jubaraj and Ghanashyam Deb as Barthakur who were his step-brothers by different mothers. Sanads of Ratna Manikya and of other Rajas may be seen at the houses of jotedars at Kailasahar. Round seals containing the names of previous Rajas had been set on the bodies of them like the insignias of the Mughal Badsas. Fron 1608 to 1703 A. D. Dacca was the Mughal Capital of 14 Grant’s view of Revenues of Bengal. ( Fifth Report, 2. 365—96. ) ;