Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura became independent states of India in 1972.
Under the North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act of 1971, all three states became full-fledged states on January 21, 1972. Prior to August 15, 1947, diplomatic discussions had brought practically all states whose territory were adjacent to India's new borders into the Indian Union. The rulers of the majority of the states signed a document known as the 'Instrument of Accession,' which signified that their state accepted to join the Union of India. The last monarch on the throne, Bir Bikram, died on May 17, 1947, just before India's independence. After his death, his minor son Kirri Bikram Mannikya ascended to the throne of Tripura, although he could not reign because he was a juvenile. As
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