discuss the socio political condition of tripura before the ancession of birchandra manikya
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Ratna Kandali and Arjundas Bairagi Kataki who had
visited Tripura as agents of King Rudra Singha of Assam on
three different occassions between the year 1709 and 1715
A.D. recorded their impressions which throw sidelights on
the social, economic and political condition of Medieval
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Tripura. They recorded that the people living in places
adjoining the river Gumti were properous. Among agricultural
produces, paddy, potato, cotton, sugarcane, oil seeds, etc.
were seen growing. Mango, Coconut and Jack fruit were found
in abundance. They witnessed market places at Udaipur on the
bank of the river Gumti. One of these markets was called
Rajhat where utensils made of copper, brass, etc. and
articles such as cotton, sugar, salt, milk and ghee were
kept for sale. The mentioned some areas viz. Meharkul,
Khandal, Mandal, Vakachal, Lohagarh, Tisna, Mirzapur,
Lomagarh, Bhusana, Kulasar and Dharmanagar where paddy,pulses and cotton of good quality were grown. The envoys
also witnessed men of different professions who lived at
Udaipur around a big tank known as Amar Sagar. There were
weavers, goldsmith, carpenters, washermen and etc. There
were also Brahmins, Kayasthas, Vaidyas and Gardeners who
lived in between two tanks Amar Sagar and Vi joy Sagar. The
king lived in a house built with bricks. It housed also an
armoury. The nobles also lived in houses built with bricks
and woods. Revenue of some paraganas were allotted for the
expenses of the queens and members of the Royal family.
There were many temples and altars in the capitals dedicated
to Vishnu, Siva and other gods and goddesses. The Sati
system or the burning of the wife with the deadbody of her
husband was prevalent in Tripura at that time. They recorded
that all the wives of Ratna Manikya immolated themselves
with their husband, permission being given for that act by
their mother-in-law.
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Answer:
Bir Chandra Manikya is considered to be the father of ultramodern Tripura. Bir Chandra Manikya was a prominent social leftist.
The Social, Political and artistic condition of Tripura before the ancession of bir Chandra manikya is the thinking of the kingly state started in his time.
- By a judicial order in July 1878, the age old practice of slavery was abolished and by an analogous step, the feudal practice of Joolai was also abolished in 1878.
- He banned the practice of Sati in 1889, in the interest of sahib and Uma Kanta. As a social leftist, he was in favour of rescinding the Caste system.
- The donation of Bir Chandra Manikya as an executive leftist is significant. The appointment of the Political Agent of Tripura started in his time. Although the British government hired a political agent for their own purpose.
- The British government assured the King that political agents would not affect the king’s power in the area.
- Bir Chandra Manikya took the action to bring about indigenous change. He also carried out court reform.
- He set up a bench the “ Khas appellate court in imitation" of the Privy council of Britain.
- There were two judges in this court. He set up the excise department and the stamp department in the state in reproduction of the British administration and introduced the rules of document registry.
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