PRESENT RULER: Raja SACHING PRUE CHOWDHURY, The 8th Mong Raja of Mong Mahal since 2008. (Manikchhari Palace, Khagrachari, Chittagong Hills Tract, Bangladesh)

born 1987.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The Taaleng people were under Haisawadi and its capital was Pegu. The Princes of Taaleng Sahmala and Orimara have jointly worked in disseminating the Marmaja or Mraimacha writing style amongst the people of Haisawadi kingdom. The word ‘Marma’ came from this Marmaja or Mraimacha style. The Marma rulers were recognized in 1796. The first Raja or King was given the Dhamai (Sword) by the British authorities in the 1800's in recognition for their services. The Bangladesh Government still recognizes these Hereditary Kingdoms (under the 1900 Chittagong Hill Tracts Agreement). Duties as a Mong Chief include being an advisor to the Deputy Commissioner for administration of the area, amongst other responsibilities. Mong Kings advise the D.C. to appoint Headmen (Mouza Chief) and Karbaries (Village Chief) by those people he has been collecting land revenue. Rulers were....

• Raja MRACHAI 1782/1787, married and had issue.

  • Generation

    • Raja Sailleng (qv)

    • Generation

      • Raja Khendu (qv)

• Raja SAILLENG 1787/1793

• Raja KHENDU 1793/1800, married and had issue.

  • Raja Kongjoy (qv)

  • Rajkumar Louthanja Chaine, Administrator of Mong Mahal 1826/1840.

• Raja KONG JOY SAHIR DHAMRAI [Konjai], 1st Raja (King) of the Mong Circle 1800/1826, married Rani Chandhi Ranga, and had issue. He died 1826.

  • Raja Keyoja Chaine (qv)

  • Rajkumar Chandra Chaine

COURT OF WARDS 1826/1840

• Raja KEYOJA CHAINE, 2nd Mong Raja of Mong Mahal 1826/1870, born 1820, married and had issue. He died 1870.

  • Raja Narobodhi Chaine (qv)

  • Raja Keojaprue Chaine (qv)

• Raja NAROBODHI CHAINE, 3rd Mong Raja of Mong Mahal 1870/1879, born 1848, married and had issue, two daughters. He died April 1879.

  • Rajkumari Rani Chutti

  • Rajkumari Rani Hiamarasa

• Raja KEOJAPRUE CHAINE, 4th Mong Raja of Mong Mahal 1879/1883, died sp in July 1883.

GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT 1883/1893

• Raja NEEPRUE CHAINE, 5th Mong Raja of Mong Mahal 1883/1922 (nephew-in-law of his predecessor), born in April 1872, died 1922.

• Raja MONGPRUE CHAINE, 6th Mong Raja of Mong Mahal 1922/1984, he was a freedom fighter during the Indo-Pak War of 1971 (also known as The Great Liberation War of Bangladesh), married Rani Nihar Devi, Regent of Mong Mahal (qv), and had issue. He died 1984.

  • Rajkumar Paihalaprue Chowdhury (qv)

  • Rani Unike Devi (foster Daughter), married Rajib Roy, and had issue, two sons.

    • Kumar Ching Prue Chaine

    • Kumar Suiching Prue Chaine.

• Rani Neharbala Devi [Nihar Devi], Regent of Mong Mahal 1984/1991, died 1991.

• Raja PAIHALAPRUE CHOWDHURY, 7th Mong Raja of Mong Mahal 1991/2008, born 1960, he was the oldest son of King Neeprue Chaine's first cousin; married Rani Madhabi Lata Chowdhury, and had issue. He died in a road accident on 22nd October 2008.

  • Rajkumar Saching Prue Chowdhury, he succeeded as Raja Saching Prue Chowdhury (qv)

INTERREGNUM [22.10.2008] - [xx.1.2009]

• Raja SACHING PRUE CHOWDHURY (see above)