Cawnpore
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Cawnpore, now known as Kanpur, is a major industrial city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with significant historical importance during the British colonial era.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cawnpore (Kanpur) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
historical place name ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | cantonment town ⓘ |
| aftermath | British reprisals during 1857 rebellion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
General Hugh Wheeler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nana Sahib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| colonialSpellingOf | Kanpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| demography | mixed European and Indian population during British rule ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
manufacturing of textiles
ⓘ
trade in cotton ⓘ trade in leather goods ⓘ |
| economicRole | industrial hub of northern India ⓘ |
| governedBy | British colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage |
1857 war memorial sites
ⓘ
colonial-era buildings ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageOfAdministration |
English
ⓘ
Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Oudh and surrounding areas ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of major events in 1857 uprising ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cawnpore massacre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Cawnpore NERFINISHED ⓘ industrial development ⓘ leather industry ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Uttar Pradesh
ⓘ
northern India ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Ganges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryEvent | siege of British entrenchment in 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North-Western Provinces (British India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayEquivalent | Kanpur Nagar district headquarters ⓘ |
| presentName | Kanpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Doab region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Kanpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamingCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamingReason | standardization of Hindi spelling ⓘ |
| roleIn | Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control point on Ganges river
ⓘ
link between eastern and western India ⓘ |
| transportRole |
major river transport hub
ⓘ
railway junction ⓘ |
| urbanType | industrial city ⓘ |
| usedAs |
commercial center
ⓘ
military station ⓘ |
| usedBy | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bithoor
this entity surface form:
Cawnpore (Kanpur)