Rajmala

Rajmala is the ancient royal chronicle of the Kings of Tripura. It is written in Bengali

Description

Rajmala is the chronicles of Tripura Bengali dynasty like other source of history. It contains descriptions and legend of the kings of Tripura, origin of the royal family and their reigns etc. Rajmala was first composed during the reign of Dharma Manikya -1 (1431 A.D - 149th King.The royal priest Dhurlabhendra Chantai along with the two Brahmin Pandits name Sukreshwar and Baneshwar of the royal court recited the Rajmala in Bengali language. This book written in Bengali verse in the 15th century is considered one of book of ancient Bengali language and literature.

The Rajmala or annals of Tripura were compiled by Brahmins or the Pradhan mantris of the court of Tripura. The Rajmala is a curiosity as presenting us with the oldest specimen of Bengali composition extant. The first part of it having been compiled in the beginning of the 15th century. The subsequent parties were composed at a more recent date.

The first part of Rajmala treats of the traditional period of the Tripura Kings, which mixed up with various mythological accounts; it informs us that the ancient name of Tripura was 'Kirat' from a person of that name of the Lunar or Indo-Scythian race, the brother of Puru, who was banished to the Eastern provinces by his father Yayati, who held the Samrat or Supreme Government of India.

The Kings of Tripura Kingdom

The Royal history of the Tripura Kingdom had the list of 186 Kings. The first King of the Chronicle is Druhya, one of the sons of Yayati, a Lunar dynasty in mythology. World history has seen very few such chronological lists of Kings until modern times. It is supposed to be the second longest dynasty from a single line in the world today.

The present one is Maharaja Pradyot Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma.