Maharaja of Manipur

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The Maharaja of Manipur was the hereditary monarch of the Manipur kingdom, traditionally drawn from the Meitei people and serving as both political and cultural leader of the region.

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
appliesToEthnicGroup Meitei people ⓘ
associatedPalace Royal Palace of Imphal ⓘ
capitalOfRealm Imphal ⓘ
country Manipur Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Manipur
culturalPatronage Meitei dance ⓘ
Meitei literature ⓘ
Meitei martial arts ⓘ
Vaishnavite traditions in Manipur ⓘ
culturalRole patron of traditional festivals of Manipur ⓘ
protector of Meitei customs ⓘ
dynasty Ningthouja dynasty ⓘ
governedTerritoryType kingdom ⓘ
princely state ⓘ
hereditaryTitle yes ⓘ
historicalEra British India ⓘ
pre-colonial India ⓘ
princely states period ⓘ
languageOfCourt Meitei language ⓘ
lastReigningMonarch Bodhchandra Singh ⓘ
lastReigningMonarchAccessionToIndiaYear 1949 ⓘ
monarchOf Manipur ⓘ
predecessorTitle Ningthou of Kangleipak ⓘ
linked to: Maharaja of Manipur
recognizedBy British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India
region Northeast India ⓘ
role cultural leader of Manipur ⓘ
political leader of Manipur ⓘ
sovereigntyEndedWith accession of Manipur to India ⓘ
successorInstitution Government of India ⓘ
successorOffice Governor of Manipur ⓘ
symbolOf Manipur national identity ⓘ
Meitei sovereignty ⓘ
titleGender male ⓘ
titleHolderFrom Meitei royal family ⓘ
titleUsedDuring British colonial period in India ⓘ
traditionalCouncilAssociation Manipur royal court ⓘ
traditionalMilitaryRole supreme commander of Manipur forces ⓘ
traditionalReligionAssociation Hinduism ⓘ
Sanamahism ⓘ
usedHonorific Maharaja ⓘ
Raja ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meitei people → historicalTitleOfRuler → Maharaja of Manipur ⓘ
Manikya dynasty → dynasticTitleOrigin → "Manikya" adopted as royal title by Ratna Manikya I ⓘ
linked to: Maharaja of Manipur
Maharaja of Manipur → predecessorTitle → Ningthou of Kangleipak ⓘ
linked to: Maharaja of Manipur