Saturday, October 9, 2010
TRIPURA DYNASTY: JAMATIA
TRIPURA DYNASTY: JAMATIA: "JAMATIA the tribe of Tripura (India) Jamatia clan is the third largest sub-tribe of among indigenous Tripuris, after the Puratias (Debbarma..."
Friday, October 8, 2010
JAMATIA
JAMATIA the tribe of Tripura (India)
Jamatia clan is the third largest sub-tribe of among indigenous Tripuris, after the Puratias (Debbarma), and the Riang sub-tribe in Tripura. The origin of the word Jamatia, in one opinion had derived from the word 'Jamat', which means 'collection or union of peoples'. This later on turned to Jamatia. It is to be noted that the people of this clan live in unity and concentrated in any particular place even today.
According to other opinion Jamatia is conjugation of two Kokborok words, 'Jama,' means tax and 'twiya' means no need to pay any tax. It is fact that the men of this clan were used to engaged in Tripura royal force as soldier by the kings of Tripura during the rule of Manikya Dynasty. So the peoples of Jamatia clan were exempted to pay any tax by the king for their loyalty, service and sacrifice for the royal regime. Later on the people of this clan had been known as Jamatia. The Jamatias are physically very strong, stout, and courageous, muscular as a whole. This fact had led to induct them to royal force during kings' regime. It was evidently proved by the mighty rebel leader like Porikshit Jamatia who fought against the unjust oppression by king's corrupt officials.
The economic condition and financial condition of Jamatia clan is better than rest of the indigenous Tripuris. It is the Jamatia clan who had first discarded the shifting cultivation called 'huk chamani' and opted for modern way of agriculture and farming in plain land. The other clan followed them later on gradually. That is why they are in possession of more plain land than any other indigenous Tripuri. They are economically more sound and self sufficient than rest of fellow clans. Now a day many youths are getting education and employed in various state and central government office. Many people of this race are doing business in Tripura and many are settled out side of Tripura as success full business man as far as up to Shillong, Guwahati, and Mumbai, Delhi etc.The Jamatia are also follower of traditional Tripuri religion like rest of the clans of Tripura. They worship the 'Goria mutai' the most, which is worshipped by all other clans. The Jamatias Goria celebration needs special mention and shall be dealt separately. Besides this, they worship the Mahadev or Mwtai Kotor, Tripura sundori, twima, and other god of fourteen gods. The Jamatias were annoyed and agitated after the armed rebellion under the leadership of Porkshit Jamatia was brutally curved out. The Jamatias decided to leave the state en-mass and migrate to neighboring state. The king Beer Chandra pacified the agitated Jamatia clan by placing them as higher class than rest of the Tripuris. They were motivated to convert to Vaishnavism, since then, they had feeling of superiority and did not allow other clans to enter to their kitchen. They had stopped drinking wine, eating various meats, raring various live stocks like pigs, goats, hens, and etc altogether. The Jamatia men started wearing holy thread 'puida' and applying 'chandan' tilak at fore head. But recently the Jamatias had discarded this tradition and started consuming meat and other things and such discrimination has abolished today.
Jamatia clan is the third largest sub-tribe of among indigenous Tripuris, after the Puratias (Debbarma), and the Riang sub-tribe in Tripura. The origin of the word Jamatia, in one opinion had derived from the word 'Jamat', which means 'collection or union of peoples'. This later on turned to Jamatia. It is to be noted that the people of this clan live in unity and concentrated in any particular place even today.
According to other opinion Jamatia is conjugation of two Kokborok words, 'Jama,' means tax and 'twiya' means no need to pay any tax. It is fact that the men of this clan were used to engaged in Tripura royal force as soldier by the kings of Tripura during the rule of Manikya Dynasty. So the peoples of Jamatia clan were exempted to pay any tax by the king for their loyalty, service and sacrifice for the royal regime. Later on the people of this clan had been known as Jamatia. The Jamatias are physically very strong, stout, and courageous, muscular as a whole. This fact had led to induct them to royal force during kings' regime. It was evidently proved by the mighty rebel leader like Porikshit Jamatia who fought against the unjust oppression by king's corrupt officials.
The economic condition and financial condition of Jamatia clan is better than rest of the indigenous Tripuris. It is the Jamatia clan who had first discarded the shifting cultivation called 'huk chamani' and opted for modern way of agriculture and farming in plain land. The other clan followed them later on gradually. That is why they are in possession of more plain land than any other indigenous Tripuri. They are economically more sound and self sufficient than rest of fellow clans. Now a day many youths are getting education and employed in various state and central government office. Many people of this race are doing business in Tripura and many are settled out side of Tripura as success full business man as far as up to Shillong, Guwahati, and Mumbai, Delhi etc.The Jamatia are also follower of traditional Tripuri religion like rest of the clans of Tripura. They worship the 'Goria mutai' the most, which is worshipped by all other clans. The Jamatias Goria celebration needs special mention and shall be dealt separately. Besides this, they worship the Mahadev or Mwtai Kotor, Tripura sundori, twima, and other god of fourteen gods. The Jamatias were annoyed and agitated after the armed rebellion under the leadership of Porkshit Jamatia was brutally curved out. The Jamatias decided to leave the state en-mass and migrate to neighboring state. The king Beer Chandra pacified the agitated Jamatia clan by placing them as higher class than rest of the Tripuris. They were motivated to convert to Vaishnavism, since then, they had feeling of superiority and did not allow other clans to enter to their kitchen. They had stopped drinking wine, eating various meats, raring various live stocks like pigs, goats, hens, and etc altogether. The Jamatia men started wearing holy thread 'puida' and applying 'chandan' tilak at fore head. But recently the Jamatias had discarded this tradition and started consuming meat and other things and such discrimination has abolished today.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
MANIKYA RULER
The Kings of Tripura (formerly Twipra Kingdom) assumed the title of Manikya. Manikya dynasty was of Indo-Mangolian origin. This Dynasty started since Ratna Fa (Ratna Manikya) assumed the title in 1280 A.D. The last independent King of the Manikya Dynasty was Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya, who ruled from 1947 A.D. till his death in 2007 a minor king till the merger in 15 September 1949
One of the famous Manikya ruler was Bir Chandra Manikya Bahadur (19th century)[1]
Maharaja Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur is the current head of the Royal House of Tripura.
See also
| Manikya Dynasty | ||
| Preceded by Unknown | Ruling House of the Kingdom of Tripura 1280–1949 | Monarchy Abolished See Republic of India (State of Tripura) |
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