Bithoor
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Bithoor or Bithur is a town in Kanpur district, 25 km by road north of the centre of Kanpur city, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Bithoor is situated on the right bank of the River Ganges, and is a centre of
Brahmavart Ghat Picture taken on Shivaratri day shows the pilgrims about to start their two-day austerity trek.
Nana Sahib memorial at Bithoor, which previously had their fort
A temple of goddess Sita in Bithoor, where according to mythology, she left for her heavenly abode by entering into the earth.
An old minaret built by the Peshwa of Bithoor Baji Rao II
Baji Rao II
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Baji Rao II was the 13th and last Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy. He served from 1796 until his deposition in 1802, and again from 1803 to 1818. Initially installed as a nominal ruler by powerful M
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…of Jhansi, Lakshmi Bai. During the British Raj, Bithoor was part of Cawnpore district (now Kanpur) in the United Provinces. The last of the Peshwas, Baji Rao II, was banished to Bithur; his adopted son, Nana Sahib, made the town his headquarters. Bithur was captured by General Havelock on 19 July 1857. The town…
Dhakate Bajirava Saheb. Coloured lithograph, 1888. Wellcome V0045040
Courtyard of the Vishrambaug Wada, residence of Bajirao II until 1818
Bajirao II meeting with British East India Company officials
Bajirao II signs the Treaty of Bassein in 1802.