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|type = monarch
|name = Deva Manikya
|succession = [[Twipra Kingdom|Maharaja of Tripura]]
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|reign = 1520–1530
|predecessor = [[Dhwaja Manikya]]
|successor = [[Indra Manikya I]]
|spouse-type = Wives<ref>{{cite book|last=Carter|first=Martha L.|title=A Treasury of Indian Coins|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lk4aAAAAYAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Marg Publications|isbn=978-81-85026-25-1|page=113}}</ref>
|spouse = {{unbulleted list
|Padmavati
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|issue = {{unbulleted list
|[[Indra Manikya I]]
|[[Vijaya Manikya II]]
|[[Amar Manikya]]
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|father = [[Dhanya Manikya]]
|house = [[Manikya dynasty]]
|death_date = 1530
|religion = [[Hinduism]]
}}
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'''Deva Manikya''' (d. 1563), also spelt '''Deb Manikya''', was the [[Maharaja]] of [[Twipra Kingdom|Tripura]] from 1520 to 1530. A son of the famous [[Dhanya Manikya]], Deva initially continued his father's legacy of military conquests, though he ultimately proved to be less successful. A religiously zealous monarch, he was eventually killed in a conspiracy orchestrated by his spiritual [[guru]].

==Reign==
Deva Manikya, likely a younger son of [[Dhanya Manikya]], succeeded to the throne after the death of his elder brother [[Dhwaja Manikya]] in 1520. That same year, he invaded and conquered the [[Bhulua Kingdom]], located in what is now the [[Bangladesh]]i district of [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]].{{cn|date=October 2020}} The city of [[Sonargaon]] was similarly captured and Deva is also believed to have held sway over [[Chittagong]]. However, his victories proved to be ephemeral since his rival, Sultan [[Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah|Nasrat Shah]] of [[Bengal Sultanate|Bengal]], soon recaptured the latter region. It is also apparent that Sonargaon too was lost at some point, given that Deva's son celebrated his own conquest of the territory years later.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sarma|first=Ramani Mohan|title=Political History of Tripura|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bmpuAAAAMAAJ|year=1987|page=61|publisher=Puthipatra}}</ref>

He was a deeply devout individual and followed the [[Shaktism]] tradition of [[Hinduism]].{{cn|date=October 2020}} After his conquests in Bhulua and Chittagong, Deva made a pilgrimage to the spring at Durasara (located in present-day [[Sitakunda]]) and performed a holy bath, striking coins to commemorate the event.<ref>{{harvtxt|Sarma|1987|pp=61–62}}</ref> One story relates that he once offered slaves as a sacrifice to the [[Fourteen Gods]]. However, when he was informed by the head priest that [[Shiva|Mahadeva]] demanded an offering of the best commanders of the army, Deva had eight of his generals immolated as well.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gait|first=Edward Albert|author-link=Edward Albert Gait|title=Human sacrifices in ancient Assam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y0kyAQAAMAAJ|journal=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal|volume=LXVII|issue=III|year=1898|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bengal|location=Calcutta|page=59}}</ref>

Deva eventually became a disciple of a [[Tantra|Tantric]] [[Maithil Brahmin]] named Lakshminarayana, who launched a conspiracy against him in 1530. He was eventually assassinated by Lakshminarayana, who had worked in collaboration with one of his queens. Deva's son by this queen, [[Indra Manikya II]], was placed on the throne, though the Brahmin held the actual power in the kingdom. This continued until 1532, when Lakshminarayana was killed and the throne was taken by Deva's younger son, who became [[Vijaya Manikya II]].<ref>{{harvtxt|Sarma|1987|pp=62–63}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Kings of Tripura]]
[[Category:History of Tripura]]
[[Category:Murdered Indian monarchs]]
[[Category:16th-century murdered monarchs]]
[[Category:1530 deaths]]

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