The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Hill Tippera, Raja of; H.H. Raja Birendra Kishore Deb Barman Manikya
Hill Tippera, Raja of; H.H. Raja Birendra Kishore Deb Barman Manikya; b, 1883; S. his father late Raja Radha Kishore, 1909; claims descent from the family of Chandra, once the sole rulers of Hill Tippera. The chronicle of the family, Rajmala, says that one Raja Dharma Manikya, 14th in descent from Chandra, occupied the gaddi in 1407; in the 17th century, the family is said to have ruled over an extent of territory extending from the Hooghly on the West to Burma on the East and to Kamrup on the North; during the reign of Jehangir. Hill Tippera was invaded and captured and the then King Raja Jasa Manikya, taken to Delhi; but Jehangir was soon forced to evacuate the country and leave it under the control of the old Rajas; in the Muting of 1857, Raja Ishan Chandra Manikya was on the side of the British; area of the State, 4086 square miles; population, about 180,000; revenue, nearly 9 lakhs; owns the estates of Chakla Roshnabad, covering 570 square miles; entitled to a salute of 13 guns. Address: Hill Tippera, Bengal.