Bithoor, near Kanpur, British India

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Bithoor, near Kanpur, in British India was a small but historically significant town on the Ganges that became notable as a Maratha exile center and later a focal point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeContext under British colonial administration
associatedWithCommunity Maratha
surface form: Marathas
associatedWithEvent Indian Rebellion of 1857
associatedWithPerson Nana Sahib
associatedWithTitle Peshwa
surface form: Peshwa (through Nana Sahib)
colonialClassification small town in the North-Western Provinces
colonialPower British Empire
conflictInvolvement Siege of Cawnpore
surface form: Siege of Cawnpore context
country British India
culturalRole Maratha cultural and political hub in North India
distanceFrom Kanpur
geographicalFeature riverbank settlement
historicalContext post-Peshwa Maratha exile period
historicalPeriod British colonial period
historicalRole center of anti-British resistance in 1857
locatedIn Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Gangetic plain

near Kanpur
locatedOnRiver Ganges
nearbyMajorCity Cawnpore
surface form: Cawnpore (Kanpur)
politicalStatus part of the Bengal Presidency during British rule
rebellionRole base of operations for Nana Sahib in 1857
region present-day Uttar Pradesh
role Maratha exile center
focal point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
significance historically significant town in North India
strategicImportance proximity to Kanpur cantonment
timeOfProminence mid-19th century
transportContext accessible from Kanpur by road and river in the 19th century
type small town

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Baji Rao II deathPlace Bithoor, near Kanpur, British India
Baji Rao II residenceInExile Bithoor, near Kanpur, British India
this entity surface form: Bithoor near Kanpur