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Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya of the Manikya Dynasty was the king of Tripura from 1862 to 1896.
Biography
He is regarded as the architect of modern Agartala city. In 1862 Bir Chandra Manikya started the urbanisation of the Agartala. In 1871 he established the Agartala Municipality.
He established Umakanta Academy, the first western school in Tripura, in 1890. The King was an enthusiastic photographer. He wasthe first king of India to organize an annual photographic exhibition in his palace.
Maharaja Birchandra with the queen Maharani Manamohini in 1880
Legacy
He was one of the main characters of the novel Prathom Alo/প্রথম আলো by Sunil Gangopadhyay.
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