Manbhum

Manbhum District was one of the districts of the East India during the British Raj.[2] After India's independence, the district became a part of Bihar State. Upon re-organisation of the Indian states in the mid-1950s, present Purulia district was carved out of the district of Manbhum and became a part of the West Bengal; the remaining part of Manbhum district was kept with Bihar state and became part of Dhanbad district.

Manbhum

1907 map of Bengal
CapitalPurulia[1]
Area 
• 1901
4,147 km2 (1,601 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
1,301,364
History
Today part ofPurulia district of West Bengal and part of eastern Jharkhand

Etymology

Manbhum gets its name from the 16th century military general Man Singh I who is known for his conquests Of Bihar, Odisha and parts of Bengal. He later also served as the governor (Subahdar) of this region during the reign of King Akbar.[3]

The district name derived from Manbazar or Manbhum Khas parganas. The headquarters of Jangal mahal region from around 1833 to 1838, when the district was formed.[4]

History
District map of Bengal provence
Bihar and Orissa in a 1912 map of British India

See also

References
  1. The Calcutta Review. 1869. p. 116.
  2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Manbhum" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 542.
  3. Roy, B. C. (1950). "Raja Mansingh and the Final Conquest of Orissa by the Mughals". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 13: 243–253. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44140922.
  4. Coupland 1911, p. 1–2.

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