Tradition holds that the era marks the conquest of Bengal by the 118th Tripuri king in the Rajmala chronicle,  Hamtor Fa (also Jujaru Fa or Himti or Birraj). In historical reality, however, the Tripuri era, just as the Bengali era, is an adoption of the Mughal Fasli era introduced by emperor Akbar in 1563.
Tradition maintains that the era signifies the conquest of Bengal by the 118th Tripuri king as recorded in the Rajmala chronicle, Hamtor Fa (also Jujaru Fa or Himti or Birraj). In actual historical fact, however, the Tripuri era, like the Bengali era, is based on the Mughal Fasli era introduced by Emperor Akbar in 1563.