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{{short description|Ruler of Assam, India}}
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'''Mahamanikya''' was a Barāha<ref>{{harvcol|Bez|2012|p=5}} We are known as Kabiraja Kandali. Following the order of Mahamanikya, the king of Barāha, we composed the seven kandas of Ramayana in brief, avoiding lengthy descriptions, by adding some literary flavours, in a simple style, as in the process ofproducing butter by churning milk, so that the general people understand the story of Ramayana very well</ref> king who ruled parts of [[Assam]] in the 14-15th century. At that time, his kingdom centered on present-day Nagaon, Morigaon and Hojai districts. Under his patronage, the Sanskrit epic ''[[Ramayana]]'' was translated to [[Assamese language|Assamese]] verse ''[[Saptakanda Ramayana]]'' by [[Madhava Kandali]].<ref>{{harvcol|Bhattacharya|1977|p=13}} The Boro King of the time Mahamanikya, who is known as Varāha Raja encouraged the great poet Madhava Kandali to translate the Ramayana from Sanskrit to Assamese.</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2020}}  scholars claim him to be a [[Boro people|Boro]] king.

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* {{Cite thesis|last=Bez|first=Gitanjali|date=2012|title=Grammatical categories in madhav Kandalis Ramayana|type=PhD|chapter=Introduction|publisher=Guwahati University|degree=PhD|hdl=10603/116370}}
* {{Cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pO4XAAAAYAAJ|title=A Descriptive Analysis of the Boro Language|last=Bhattacharya|first=Pramod Chandra|publisher=Gauhati University|year=1977}}
* {{Citation|last=Neog|first=Maheshwar|contribution=Assamese Literature Before Sankaradeva|editor-last=Kakati|editor-first=Banikanta|title=Aspects of Early Assamese Literature|pages=19–64|publisher=Gauhati University |place=Gauhati |year=1953}}
* {{Citation| last=Neog| first=M| contribution = Assamese Literature| year = 1990| title = The Comprehensive History of Assam| editor-last = Barpujari| editor-first = H K| volume = III| pages = 280–291| place = Guwahati| publisher = Publication Board, Assam}}
* {{Cite journal| last=Sen|first=Debasis|title=Ethnic Elements in the Political Life of Ancient Assam|date=1984|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume=45|pages=101–106|jstor=44140186}}
* {{Cite book|last=Kakati|first=Banikanta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Thx4AAAAIAAJ|title=Aspects of early Assamese literature|date=1953|publisher=Gauhati University|language=en}}
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