Debindro Singh

Kingdom of Manipur

Part of History of Manipur

Loiyumba	1074–1112
Senbi Kiyamba	1467–1508
Koirengba	1508–1512
Khagemba	1597–1652
Pitambar Charairongba	1697–1709
Pamheiba	1720–1751
Gaurisiam	1752–1754
Chitsai	1754–1756
Ching-Thang Khomba	1769–1798
Rohinchandra	1798–1801
Maduchandra Singh	1801–1806
Chourjit Singh	1806–1812
Marjit Singh	1812–1819
Gambhir Singh	1825–1834
Nara Singh	1844–1850
Debindro Singh	1850–1850
Chandrakirti Singh	1850–1886
Surachandra Singh	1886–1890
Kulachandra Singh	1890–1891
Churachandra Singh	1891–1941
Bodhchandra Singh	1941–1949

Manipur monarchy data

Ningthouja dynasty (Royal family)
Pakhangba (Symbol of the kingdom)
Cheitharol Kumbaba (Royal chronicle)
Imphal (Capital of the kingdom)
Kangla Palace (Royal residence)

Debindro Singh or Devendra Singh or Devendrajit Singh or Debendra Singh (died 1871) was a Manipuri King who ruled in 1850 for a period of only three months at the age of forty-seven.^[1] He ended the custom of paying bribes to chiefs to gain land in Manipur. He was the successor to, and brother of Nara Singh, the regent of Gambhir Singh. He was given the title of Raja by the British, but he was unpopular. After only three months Chandrakirti Singh invaded Manipur while Devendra Singh fled to Cachar.

He was later taken to Dhaka, now in Bangladesh, by the British in 1850 and settled there with a large number of followers. That is why he is also known as Dacca Taba Ningthou.

Devendra Singh died at Sylhet in 1871.

His daughter, Princess Kaboklei or Dhaka Rani married Maharaj Birchandra, King of Tripura.

References

^ Princely States of India

Bibliography

Hodson, Thomas Callan.The Meitheis. Harvard University, 1908.
Sanajaoba, Naorem (Ed). (1988). Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization, Volume 4. New Delhi, India: Mittal Publications.

Preceded by

Raja Nara Singh

King of
Manipur
1850 (three months)

Succeeded by

Chandrakirti Singh