Kanpur as a city has immense industrial and historic significance. Today the city is listed as one of the major industrial centres of India. However, from a historian’s perspective too, the city has something of worth for those with keen interest in exploring its rich past.
Jajmau and Bithoor are the two suburbs of Kanpur which find reference in the early history of Kanpur. The relics of ancient forts at these two places perhaps add worth to this fact and make these places unique for an avid historian.
Bithoor Fort
Situated at a distance of 23 km from Kanpur, Bithoor fort has immense historical significance. It was from Bithoor fort only that legendary freedom fighters Rani Laxmi Bai, Tatya Tope and Nana Sahib planned their strategy to tackle the British.
British forces too attacked the Bithoor Fort in retaliation to the attack by Indian freedom fighters. Today Bithoor fort might be in ruins but for an avid historian, the fort hold immense significance.
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Taxis and auto rickshaw can be hired from Kanpur Central Railway Station to Bithoor fort. Local buses and auto ri...
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