He wrote to the then-monarch, Mukunda Manikya, stating that the people of Tripura were opposed to the Mughals and that if the latter gave his approval, Rudramani could arrange to have the Faujdar at Udaipur, Haji Munsam, and his men killed.
In response, Rudramani launched a surprise assault on Udaipur and occupied it, with the Mughals, having been caught off guard, coming to terms and surrendering the city.
[4] In 1744, Panch Cowrie Thakur, a son of Mukunda living in the Mughal viceregal capital Murshidabad, approached the Nawab of Bengal, Alivardi Khan, for aid in wresting Tripura from Joy.
[6][7] The Mughals, still sore from their previous defeat, provided military support to Panch Cowrie,[8] who was able to take the throne and assumed the name Indra Manikya.
With the support of influential Zamindars, he made repeated attempts to reclaim full power, though was always held back by Mughal forces.