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Patkum estate was one of the princely estates of India during the period of the 
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent;
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. It is believed that the estate was found by scion of the King Vikramaditya
Vikramaditya (IAST: ') was a legendary king who has been featured in hundreds of traditional stories including those in ''Baital Pachisi'' and ''Singhasan Battisi''. Many describe him as ruler with his capital at Ujjain (Pataliputra or Pratis ...
of Solar dynasty
The Solar dynasty (IAST: Suryavaṃśa or Ravivaṃśa in Sanskrit) or the Ikshvaku dynasty was founded by the legendary king Ikshvaku.Geography of Rigvedic India, M.L. Bhargava, Lucknow 1964, pp. 15-18, 46-49, 92-98, 100-/1, 136 The dynasty is ...
. During British raj it was part of Bengal presidency, composing todays Chandil
Chandil is a census town in the Chandil CD block in the Chandil subdivision of Seraikela Kharsawan district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
Chandil is located at . It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807&nb ...
, Kukru
Kukru is a village in the Kukru CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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Kukru is located at .
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The area s ...
, Nimdih
Nimdih is a village in the Nimdih CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
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Nimdih is located at .
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The ar ...
, Ichagarh
Ichagarh is a village in the Ichagarh CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
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Ichagarh is located at .
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and Kandra
Kandra is a census town in the Adityapur CD block in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Saraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Kandra is located at . It has an average elevation of 226 m ...
. Ichagarh
Ichagarh is a village in the Ichagarh CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Ichagarh is located at .
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was the capital of the state.
Etymology
The name Patkum derived from dialect of aboriginal people. The capital of the estate Ichagarh derived from ''icha'' means wish and ''garh''. The capital named after wish of queen.History
Patkum zamindari estate was in control ofManbhum district
Manbhum District was one of the districts of the East India during the British Raj. 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 ca ...
of British India. After independence of India
The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947.
The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged ...
, the region was transferred to Bihar jurisdiction (now Jharkhand).
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* {{coord missing, Jharkhand History of Jharkhand Seraikela Kharsawan district