Under the leadership of Maharaja Manik Ram Basu, the Manikganj Raj included extensive areas of present-day
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. 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. == Family ==