Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya

Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya(1923 to 1947)

Reign 1923-1947

Predecessor Birendra Kishore Manikya

Successor Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya (with Kanchan Prava Devi as Regent) from 1947 to 1949

Religion Hindu

Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman Manikya Bahadur GBE, KCSI (19 August 1908 – 17 May 1947) was a king (or maharaja) of Tripura State.
He was the king before the merger of Tripura with India. He succeeded his father, Birendra Kishore Manikya Debbarman, on 13 August 1923. He was succeeded by his own son, Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore, who was king for two years till the state's accession to India in 1949, but who did not rule, as he was a minor.
Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman is considered the father of modern architecture in Tripura,[citation needed] as the entire planning of present day Tripura was initiated during his rule. He is also considered one of the pioneers in land reforms. In 1939, he reserved land for the local Tripura tribals, which was later instrumental in the creation of the Tripura autonoumus district council.[citation needed] He also built the first airport in Tripura, which is today the second busiest airport in the entire northeast

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