Mahabharata war to Dasaratha sacrifices-Tripura's Manikya dynasty used religion as a force

Participants in the Mahabharata war; attendees of the sacrifices of Dasaratha, father of Rama; descendants of the moon god—and simultaneously devotees of ancient hill gods; rivals of Vaishnavite Manipur; and possessors of a complex relationship with the Bengal Sultanate. This is a brief exploration of the Manikya dynasty of Tripura, which ruled the region for nearly 500 years. Their story weaves a rich tapestry of state formation, religious interactions, the pull between mountain and river valley, and global trade. The shadow of the Bengal Sultanate As we saw in the previous edition of Thinking Medieval, India's Northeast—so often divided along…