Cronology of Tripura

1464-2014

1464 : Greate Manikya King Ratna Manikya introduces coin.

1501 : Dhanya Manikya constructs Tripurasundari temple at Udaipur(Rangamati)

1513 : Bengal Nawab Hussein Shah invades and occupies Tripura.Dhanya manikya occupies Chitagang.

1529 : Deba Manykya invades and occupies Sonargaon .Later Nawab reoccupies it.

1530 : Deba Manikya regains Sonargaon.

1532 : Bijoy Manikya 2 crowned as King.

1565 : Ananta Manikya takes over from Bijoy Manikya.

1566-71 : King Uday Manikya changes the name of Tripura's capital from Rangamati to Udaipur.

1577 : Amar Manikya succeeds Ananta Manikya.

1581 : Amar Manikya conquers Sylet in Eastern Bengal (present Bangladesh).

1586 : Amar Manikya commits suicide

1626 : Kalyan Manikya takes over reigns of Manikya dynasty.

1660 : Govinda Manikya crowned new king of Tripura.

1661 : Nakshatra Rai as Kshatra Manikya becomes new ruler of Tripura.

1675 : Govinda Manikya's grandson Ratna Manikya 2 becomes new King.

1676 : Govinda Manikya's son Ram Deb Manikya becomes new King

1681 : Mughals invade Tripura.Jashodhar Manikya defeated.

1693 : Narendra Manikya conspires and dethrones Ratna Manikya 2.

1712 : Ratna Manikya Murdered by Mahendra Manikya.

1748 : Shamsher Ghazi invades and conquers Udaipur.King Krishna moni or Krishna Manikya escape.

1760 : Krishna Manikya becomes king of Tripura again.

1761 : Tripura capital shifted from Udaypur to Puran Agartala by Krishna Manikya.

1772 : Chakla Roshnabad comes under the governance of East India Company

1783 : Maharani Jhannavi Devi becomes Regent on behalf of minor Prince Rajdhar after the death of king krishna Manikya.

1785 : Rajdhar manikya crowned new king of Tripura.

1793 : Under Permanent settlement system Rajdhar Manikya gets back Chakla Roshnabad .

1809 : Prince Durgamani Manikya becomes new king of Tripura.

1827 ; Kashi Chandra Manikya succeeds Durgamoni Manikya.

1830 : Krishna Kishore Manikya Succeeds Kashi Chandra.

1838 ; Capital shifted from Puran Agartala to present Agartala by Krishna Kishore manikya.

1850 : Ishan Chandra Manikya crowned as new king of Tripura.Tripuri tribes rise in revolt.

1860-61 : Kuki revolt led by Rata Puiya against feudalism.

1863 : Reang and Jamatia tribal Communities revolt against atrocitied of Hazari and Waki Rai.

1870 : Birchandra manikya crowned new king of Tripura.

1871 : AWB Pawar nominated Tripura's first political agent by British Government.

1891 : Umakanta Academy set up to become the first High school of the Kingdom.

1894 : Maharani Tulshibati girls School established.

1896 : Radha Kishore Manikya sets up Bir Chandra state Library after ascending the thorne in the same year.

1897 : A devasting earthquake strikes in Agartala on June 12.The royal palace is also destroyed by the earthquake.

1900 : Rabindra Nath Tagore arrives in Agartala at the invitation of Radha Kishore Manikya for the first time.

1905 ; First Bengali news paper Arun published from Tripura.

1909 : King Radha Kishore die in a car accidents at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh and in succeeded by son Birendra Kishore Manikya as the new King.

1915 : Birendra Kishore Manikya introduce Tripura Civil Service.

1919 ; Rabindra nath Tagore arrives in Agartala for the second time.

1923 : King Birendra kishore Manikya passes away at the age of forty only and a council i8s formed to rule the state on behalf of minor Prince Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya.

1928 : Birendra Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya becomes new king of Tripura in January through formal coronation State Bank of India starts operation in Tripura.

1932 : Primary Education introduced by Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya.

1939 : Bir Bikram Kishore manikya visits Shanti Niketon at the request of Rabindra nath Tagore.

1939 : Reang revolt led by Ratanmani Reang against and feudal system starts.

1941 : Bharat Bhaskar conferred upon Rabindra Nath Tagore by Bir Bikram Manikya.

May 17,1947 : Death of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya at the age of 47 Council of Regency led by Kanchanprabha Devi formed.

September,1947 : MBB College starts functioning.

August 13,1947 : Kanchanprabha Devi agree to sign Instrumentation of accession in join the union of India.

1948 : Golagati farmers revolt against forced procurement of foodgrains by money-lenders.

January 12,1948 : Council of Regency dissolved Kanchanprabha Devi appointed sole Regent.

September 9,1049 : Her Highness Maharani Kanchanprabha Devi,Maharani Regent of Tripura and C.Rajagopalchari the Governor General of India sign Tripura Merger Agreement.

October 15.1949 : Tripura included in the territory of India.Government of India takes over the administration of the State.R.K.Roy ICS,appointed as chief Commissioner.

January 26,1950 : Tripura included in the Constitution of Republic of India as 'C' category state with Chief Commissioner as official Head of the state.

November 5,1951 : First Election of Agartala Municipal Council held.Sixteen Commissioner Elected.

January,1952 : First General Elections held in Tripura.Thirty members electoral College formed to elect one Rajya Sabha Member.

1953 : Advisory Council appointed to guide and advice Chief Commissioner by the president of India.

November 1,1956 :Tripura declared Union Territory of India.

March 1957 : Second General elections held and thirty members Tripura Territorial Council formed.

August 15,1959 : Tripura Territorial Council starts functioning with thirty elected members and two nominated members with Sachindra Lal Singha as it's Chairman.

February 1962 : Third general elections held to elect thirty members of Tripura Territorial Council.

24 Jun 1963 : Last session of the Tripura Territorial Council.

July 1,1963 : Territorial Council turns into Tripura Legislative Assembly.Five member Cabinet led by Sachindra lal Singha formed.

22 April,1964 : Railhead reaches Dharmanagar in North Tripura.

1967 : Fourth general elections held to elect thirty members Tripura Legislative Assembly.Six members ministries with Sachindra Lal Singha as chief minister.

June 1967 :Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti(TUJS) founded by tribal group to protect and fight for their right.

1970 : Post of Chief Commissioner converted to lieutenant Governor.R.L. Dias IAS Appointed as first Lieutenant Governor of Tripura.Government Museum inaugurated.

September 1,1970 : Tripura declared state from a single district

1971 : President rule imposed in Tripura

January 21,1972 : Tripura attains statehood under the north East areas (Reorganization) Act.1972.B.K. Nehru appointed first Governor

September 17,1972 : Bengali speaking immigrant settlers Amra Bangali to safeguard their interest

May 24,1974 : AIR starts Bengali evening news service from Agartala Centre

July 1,1974 : Kokborok News service starts from Agartala station of AIR.Sudhir Debbarma becames the first news reader.

January 1,1076 : Tripura Board of Secondary Education formed

April 1,1977 : Coalition Ministry of CFD-CPM headed by Prafulla Das formed.

July 26,1977 : Another coalition ministry of Janata-CPM formed with Radhika Ranjan Gupta as chief Minister

November 5,1977 : President's rule imposed

December 31,1977 :Fourth Assembly Election held

January 5,1978 : Left front wins 56 seats .First non-Congress government of Tripura headed by Nripen Chakraborty as Chief minister formed.TUJS wins 4 seats.

June 25,1978 : Agartala Municipal Council Election held.Victorious left front formed council

December 1978 : Tripura National Volunteers(YNV) founded under the leadership of Bijay Hrankhol to fight for a sovereign Tripura.

1989 : Assembly Passes bill for creation of TTAADC under fifth schedule.

June 6-7 ,1980 : More than 500 killed in armed clashes between tribals and Bengali speaking settlers in Mandai,Amarpur and other Places.

January 3,1982 : Election held for 28 members Tribal Autonomous District Council

January 28,1982 : TTAADC Formed

January 5,1983 : Fifth Assembly election held.Left front wins 39 seats.Nripen Chakrabarty elected chief minister for the second time.

June 7,1984 : Panchayat election held.Left front wins majority of Panchayats.

July 3,1984 : Agartala municipal council election held.Left front capture the council.

August 23,1984 : Tripura sixth schedule bill passed by Lok Sabha.

December 24,1984 : Lok Sabha election held.Left front candidates win both the seats.

February 8,1985 : ATPLO leder Binanda Jamatia murdered

April 1,1985 : Sixth Schedule implemented.

June 30,1985 : Election for TTAADC held under Sixth Schedule

March 26,1986 : Railway line extended to Pecharthal

November 2,1987 : Foundation stone for Tripura University laid

February 5,1988 : Congress-TUJS coalition ministry formed under Sudhir Ranjan Majumder as chief minister.

February 10,1988 : Agartala Municipal Council dissolved

February 11,1988 : Ordinance issued to dissolved the Panchayat

National Security Act(NSA) comes into play

April 24,1988 : Fatickroy by election held CPI(M) candidate withdraws nomination

August 12 : Rajib Hrangkhawl accord signed

September 20,1988 : TNV Cadres surrender en masse with weapon

October 12, 1988 : 15 killed in political violence at Bir chandra Manu in South Tripura.

April 14,1989 : National Liberation Front of Tripura(NLFT) established under the leadership of Dhanjoy Reang.Demand creation of a sovereign Tripura.

September 20,1989 : Airbus land Agartala airport for the first time .Sports Directorate formed.

July 1990 : All Tripura Tiger Force(ATTF) founded by a group af former TNV rebels led by Lalit Debbarma to established a sovereign Tripura through armed struggle.

January 4,1990 : Railway line extended to Kumarghat