Why visit Unnāo
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About Unnāo
Unnao is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Unnao is located on the eastern bank of the Ganges River, and it is a satellite city of Kanpur. Administratively, Unnao lies within the district of Unnao and is the headquarters of the Unnao Sadar subdivision. Unnao also falls the under Kanpur Metropolitan Development Authority.
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History
The district is named after its capital, Unnao. About 900 years ago, the site of Unnao was covered with extensive forests. Godo Singh, a Chauhan Rajput, cleared the forests around the third quarter of the 12th century and founded a town called Sawai Godo. Shortly afterwards, it passed into the hands of the rulers of the Kannauj, who appointed Khande Singh as the Governor of the area. Unwant Rai Singh, a Bisen Rajput and a lieutenant of the Governor, killed him and built a fort here, renaming the place as Unnao after himself. Kavi Kalash, an advisor, commander and a close friend of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, was born here.
After the First War of Indian Independence in 1857, power was transferred from the British East India Company to the British Crown by the Queen's Proclamation of 1858. Once the order was restored, the civil administration was re-established in the district which was named Unnao, with headquarters at Unnao. It assumed its present size in 1869. The same year, the town of Unnao was constituted as a municipality.
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Map of Unnāo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kanpur Civil Airport (KNU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Kanpur Cantonment 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Kanpur 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Jagdīshpur 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Rasūlābād 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Bithūr 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Safīpur 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Bīghāpur Khurd 28 km southeast, about 28 min by car
- Purwā 30 km east, about 30 min by car
- Mohān 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
- Lucknow 54 km northeast, about 54 min by car
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Photo credits
- Iitjhostels, Iitj123, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sidhnath temple unnao 209801, Mithun375, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sidhnath temple unnao, Mithun375, CC BY-SA 4.0
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