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1 Tanka - Ratna Manikya
| Issuer | Princely state of Tripura (Indian Local and Princely states) |
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| Year | 1386 (1464) |
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| Weight | 10.00 g |
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| Obverse script | Bengali |
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| Mintage | 1386 (1464) |
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Ratna Manikya I ruled Tripura in the mid-fifteenth century during a period of sustained conflict with Bengal, and his coinage reflects a kingdom actively asserting its independence against Sultanate pressure from the west. The Manikya dynasty, which took that dynastic name as a royal title around this period, produced a distinctive silver coinage that draws on both Hindu iconographic traditions and the broader Bengali monetary conventions of the era — a coinage that was emphatically local in character.
KM#278 is among the earlier attributed pieces in the Tripura series. The regnal dating system used by the Manikya rulers adds a layer of complexity to attribution that still generates disagreement among specialists working from Bengali and Tripuri primary sources.