Dhalbhum
Princely estate in British India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the medieval historical region. For 1 its namesake administrative subdivision, see Dhalbhum subdivision. For 2 the community development block, see Dhalbhumgarh block. For 3 its namesake village, see Dhalbhumgarh.
Dhalbhum was the name given to parganas Supur and Ambikanagar in the Khatra area of present Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] In the course of time, Dhalbhum kingdom was spread over a much wider area, across the western part of adjoining Midnapore district and the eastern and south-eastern parts of Singhbhum district in present-day Jharkhand.[2]