Raja Surchandra

Kingdom of Manipur
Part of History of Manipur
Kings of Manipur
Pamheiba	1720-1751
Gaurisiam	1752-1763
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
Raja Nara Singh	1844-1850
Debindro Singh	1850
Chandrakirti Singh	1850-1886
Raja Surchandra	1886-1890
Kulachandra Singh	1890-1891
Churachandra Singh	1891-1941
Bodhchandra Singh	1941-1949
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Ningthouja dynasty (Royal family)
Pakhangba (Symbol of the kingdom)
Cheitharol Kumbaba (Royal chronicle)
Imphal (Capital of the kingdom)
Kangla Palace (Royal residence)

Raja Surchandra or Surachandra Singh was a Manipuri King who ruled between 1886 and 1890. He became the Raja of Manipur in May, 1886 after his father Raja Chandrakirti Singh died.

During his lifetime, Maharaja Chandrakirti intimated the Government of India that his eldest son Surchandra should be recognised by the British as his successor.

The British political agent wanted that the guarantee regarding succession should be extended to the son of Surchandra also. But the Maharaja desired that after Surchandra, as was the tradition followed in Manipur, the brothers of Surchandra should be the king. The Government of India recognised Maharaja Surchandra as the Maharaja of Manipur.

The public avowal made by the Government of India during his father's lifetime was made applicable in his case also. Under this commitment, the British Government was bound to punish anybody who tried to dethrone Maharaja Surchandra.

During the reign of Surchandra, there were three revolts; one by Borachaoba, the eldest son of Maharaja Nara Singh and two others by Wangkheirakpa and Jogendro Singh.

See also

• List of Meitei royals
• Manipur (princely state)

Bibliography

• Hodson, Thomas Callan.The Meitheis. Harvard University, 1908.

Preceded by Chandrakirti Singh

King of Manipur 1886–May 1890

Succeeded by Kulachandra Singh