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| name = Manik Ram Basu<br />
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| other_names = Raja Manik Ram Basu<br />
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| occupation = Zamindar<br />
| known_for = Founder of the [[Manikganj Raj]] and [[Hatkhola Raj]]<br />
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| children = Ram Hari Basu<br />
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'''Maharaja Manik Ram Basu''' (also known as '''[[Raja]] Manik Ram Basu''') was the founder of the [[Manikganj Raj]], which later became known as the [[Hatkhola royal family]]. He was one of the most influential zamindars of Bengal, and under his rule the estate achieved significant administrative and territorial expansion.<ref>Bose, Ramesh (1847). ''The Legacy of Maharaja Ishwar Ram Basu: A Historical Analysis''. Calcutta: Eastern Heritage Press.</ref><ref>Chatterjee, Sourav (1853). "Darpanarayan Basu and the Bengal Aristocracy: Political and Social Influence". ''Dhaka Historical Review''. '''7''' (2): 115–132.</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Under the leadership of Maharaja Manik Ram Basu, the Manikganj Raj included extensive areas of present-day [[Barisal|Barishal]], [[Manikganj]], [[Dhaka]], and [[Jessore]] regions. He was known as an efficient administrator and a powerful zamindar, and the estate he founded later emerged as one of the major zamindari powers in Bengal.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sircar |first=Mahendranath |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Life_of_Peary_Churn_Sircar_a_Recast/cXspQrmWmKsC?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Raja%20Manik%20Basu%20Hatkhola |title=Life of Peary Churn Sircar, a Recast |year=1914 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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After the death of Manik Ram Basu, the estate was administered by his son Ram Hari Basu and later by his grandson [[Raja]] Ishwar Ram Basu from the [[Hatkhola]] region. From this period onward, the estate became more widely known as the Hatkhola Raj.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dutt |first=Haradhan |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Sek%C4%81lora_%C5%9Biksh%C4%81guru/wrj9AnHL-XIC?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE |title=Sekālera Śikshāguru |publisher=Tuli-kalama |year=1978 |language=bn}}</ref><br />
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== Family ==<br />
Raja Ishwar Ram Basu had four daughters, out of which Kailashkamini was married to [[Peary Charan Sarkar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mitra |first=Rādhāramaṇa |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Kalik%C4%81t%C4%81_darpa%E1%B9%87a/hWdXAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE |title=Kalikātā-darpaṇa |publisher=Subarṇarekhā |year=1980 |isbn=978-81-86263-48-8 |language=bn}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Peary Charan Sarkar]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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