Tripura is the third-smallest state in India. It is bordered by Bangladesh to the north, south, and west, and the Indian states of Assam and Mizoram to the east. In 2011 the state had 3,671,032 residents, constituting 0. 3% of the country’s population. Tripura is one of the most literate states in India with a literacy rate of 87. 75%.
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Tripura is the third-smallest state in India. It is bordered by Bangladesh to the north, south, and west, and the Indian states of Assam and Mizoram to the east. In 2011 the state had 3,671,032 residents, constituting 0. 3% of the country’s population. The state has a tropical savanna climate, and receives seasonal heavy rains from the south west monsoon. Tripura lies in a geographically disadvantageous location in India, as only one major highway, the National Highway 8, connects it with the rest of India. The Sanskrit name of the state is linked to the Hindu goddess of beauty; Tripura Sundari, the presiding deity of the TripuraSundari Temple at Udaipur, and to the legendary tyrant king Tripur, who reigned in the region. According to 2011 census, Tripura is one of the most literate states in India with a literacy rate of 87. 75%. Mainstream Indian cultural elements coexist with traditional practices of the ethnic groups, such as various dances to celebrate religious occasions, weddings and festivities. There were several Muslim invasions of the region from the 13th century onward, which culminated in the Mughal dominance of the plains of Tripura in 1733. The region was under the rule of the Twipra Kingdom for centuries, although when this dates from is not documented. The Rajala, a chronicle of Tripuri kings, provides a list of kings, from antiquity up to the 179th century, but the reliability of the Rajmala has been doubted.
At various times, the borders of the kingdom reached the south to the jungles of Sundarbans on the Bay of Bengal; east to Burma; north to the boundary of Kamuparupa kingdom. The name Tripura may reflect vicinity to the sea; the boundaries of Tripra Kingdom extended from the Garo Hills of Meghalaya to Arakan, the present Rakhine State of Burma; so the name may reflect nearby vicinity of the sea. There is no evidence of lower or middle Paleolithic settlements in Tripura, but Upper Paleolithic tools made of fossil wood have been found in the Haora and Khowai valleys. However, it is unclear whether the extent of modern Tripura is coterminous with Kirat Desh. The Mughals had a influence over the Tripuri kingdom, although their rule never extended to the hill regions, although the appointment of a Tripuri prince became a Tripura prince in the 17th century. There are alternative theories regarding the origin of the name Tripra, including a possible Sanskritic folk etymology of a Tibeto-Burman name. The Tripuri Kingdom joined the newly independent India in 1949, but it is not known when this date was. The boundaries of the kingdoms have changed over the centuries, but their influence has never extended beyond the plains, although it is believed to have been in the 15th century onwards.
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