Joy Manikya I

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Joy Manikya I
Maharaja of Tripura
Reign1573–1577
Predecessor Udai Manikya
Successor Amar Manikya
Died1577
ConsortSubhadra Mahadevi [1]
Father Udai Manikya
Religion Hinduism
Kingdom of Tripura
Part of History of Tripura
Maha Manikya c.1400–1431
Dharma Manikya I 1431–1462
Ratna Manikya I 1462–1487
Pratap Manikya 1487
Vijaya Manikya I 1488
Mukut Manikya 1489
Dhanya Manikya 1490–1515
Dhwaja Manikya 1515–1520
Deva Manikya 1520–1530
Indra Manikya I 1530–1532
Vijaya Manikya II 1532–1563
Ananta Manikya 1563–1567
Udai Manikya I 1567–1573
Joy Manikya I 1573–1577
Amar Manikya 1577–1585
Rajdhar Manikya I 1586–1600
Ishwar Manikya 1600
Yashodhar Manikya 1600–1623
Interregnum1623–1626
Kalyan Manikya 1626–1660
Govinda Manikya 1660–1661
Chhatra Manikya 1661–1667
Govinda Manikya 1661–1673
Rama Manikya 1673–1685
Ratna Manikya II 1685–1693
Narendra Manikya 1693–1695
Ratna Manikya II 1695–1712
Mahendra Manikya 1712–1714
Dharma Manikya II 1714–1725
Jagat Manikya 1725–1729
Dharma Manikya II 1729
Mukunda Manikya 1729–1739
Joy Manikya II 1739–1744
Indra Manikya II 1744–1746
Udai Manikya II 1744
Joy Manikya II 1746
Vijaya Manikya III 1746–1748
Lakshman Manikya 1740s/1750s
Interregnum1750s–1760
Krishna Manikya 1760–1783
Rajdhar Manikya II 1785–1806
Rama Ganga Manikya 1806–1809
Durga Manikya 1809–1813
Rama Ganga Manikya 1813–1826
Kashi Chandra Manikya 1826–1829
Krishna Kishore Manikya 1829–1849
Ishan Chandra Manikya 1849–1862
Bir Chandra Manikya 1862–1896
Birendra Kishore Manikya 1909–1923
Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya 1923–1947
Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya 1947–1949
1949–1978 (titular)
Kirit Pradyot Manikya 1978–present (titular)
Tripura monarchy data
Manikya dynasty (Royal family)
Agartala (Capital of the kingdom)
Ujjayanta Palace (Royal residence)
Pushbanta Palace (Royal residence)
Neermahal (Royal residence)
Rajmala (Royal chronicle)
Tripura Buranji (Chronicle)
Chaturdasa Devata (Family deities)

Joy Manikya I (died 1577) was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1573 to 1577.

Life

He was the son of Udai Manikya, who had supplanted Tripura's previous ruling dynasty and adopted its cognomen in 1567. Following his father's death, Joy succeeded him on the throne in 1573. [2] However, his rule was only nominal as the powerful general Ranagan Narayan, who was the husband of his paternal aunt, [3] held actual control of the kingdom, using Joy as a puppet-monarch. [4] [5]

Narayan eventually grew jealous of the popularity enjoyed by Amaradeva, a prince of the former royal family. [4] The latter was invited to a dinner where Narayan planned to have him killed. However, he escaped and, rallying his supporters, captured the regent and had his head cut off. When Joy demanded an explanation for Narayan's death, Amaradeva dispatched his troops against the king, who attempted to flee before being overtaken and also beheaded. [6] Joy's death is believed to have occurred in 1577, having reigned about 4 years. [7] Amaradeva subsequently took power under the name Amar Manikya, thus restoring the throne to the original ruling dynasty. [4]

References

  1. Sarma, Ramani Mohan (1978). "Manikya Administration". Journal of the Asiatic Society. XX. Asiatic Society.: 11.
  2. Sarma, Ramani Mohan (1987). Political History of Tripura. Puthipatra. pp. 75–76.
  3. Rizvi, S. N. H., ed. (1971). East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Chittagong. East Pakistan Government Press. p. 68.
  4. 1 2 3 Sarma (1987 , p. 77)
  5. Long, James (1850). "Analysis of the Bengali Poem Raj Mala, or Chronicles of Tripura". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. XIX. Calcutta: Asiatic society: 547.
  6. Long (1850 , pp. 547–48)
  7. Roychoudhury, Nalini Ranjan (1983). Tripura through the ages: a short history of Tripura from the earliest times to 1947 A.D. Sterling. p. 22.