Kalpi
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Kalpi
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| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jalaun |
| Established | recaptured by Delhi Sultanate |
| Founded by | Vasu Dev (Rajput monarch of Kanauj) [1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Nagar Palika Parishad |
| • Chairman | Baikunthi Devi |
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| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 285204[2] |
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| Vehicle registration | UP 92 |
| Website | up |
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Kalpi is a historical city and municipal board in Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is on the right bank of the Yamuna.[3] It is situated 78 kilometres south-west of Kanpur from which it is connected by both road and rail.
History
The ancient name of Kalpi was Kalapriya.[4]
Paleolithic
Lithics and fauna from the Middle Paleolithic of Kalpi have been described, aged at around 45,000 ka. These tools consist of diminutive quartzite choppers, possible manuports, cores, atypical points, scrapers, and debitage; bone tools include end-scrapers, points, notched tools, burins, and atypical end scrapers in greater abundance than their stone counterparts. They exhibit evidence of charring, suggesting fire usage.[5]
Medieval
Kalapriya was an important tirtha dedicated to Surya. Skanda Purana and Samba Purana state about the existence of a shrine to Surya that had been consecrated by Krishna's son, Samba, alongside those in Multan and Konark.[6][7] The Rastrakuta king Indra III sacked the city, including the temple, while on his Kannauj expedition, as it was under the rule of his enemy, the Pratihara king Mahipala I.[8]
In 1196, it fell to Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the viceroy of Mohammed Ghori, and during the subsequent Muslim period it played a significant part in the history of central India. In the early 16th-century Rajput king of Chittor Rana Sanga defeated Ibrahim Lodhi twice and establish his control over some parts of Uttar Pradesh including Kalpi and Chandawar and appointed Manik Chand Chauhan to rule there.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. Rana Sanga also died in Kalpi in January 1528 poisoned by his own Nobles.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. The city was then captured by the Mughals under Babur. During Akbar's reign, Kalpi was a governor's seat and had a mint for copper coinage.[3] The witty Raja Birbal of Akbar's court is considered to be born near this city. About the middle of the 18th century the city was lost by the Mughals and it passed into the hands of the Marathas.[3]
Modern
The town was captured by the British in 1803, and after 1806 remained in British possession[3] until India's independence in 1947. Kalpi was a part of Bundelkhand Agency, formed in 1811, and also housed its headquarters from 1818 to 1824. During this period the political agent to Governor General of India was appointed and headquartered in Kalpi. The British East India Company made it one of their principal stations for providing "commercial investment".[3] In May 1858 Hugh Rose (Lord Strathnairn) defeated here a force of Indian rebels led by the Rani of Jhansi.[3] The fortified post of Kalpi, the former residence of the rulers of Jalaun State, was dismantled in 1860 by the British and its place was taken by a market known as Whiteganj.[9]
Geography
Kalpi is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..[10] It has an average elevation of 112 metres (367 feet).The climate in Kalpi is warm and temperate. The rainfall in Kalpi is significant, with precipitation even during the driest month. The temperature averages 25.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 892 mm.[11]
Location
The old town, which is on the Yamuna river has the ruin of a fort, and several temples of interest, while in the neighborhood are many ancient tombs.[3] Away from the river to the south-east is a lofty modern town ornamented with representations of the battles of the Ramayana.
The Gaud Sarasawath Brahmin (GSB) community who are followers of Kashi Math Samsathan Varanasi has set up a temple of Shri Bala Veda Vyasa in memory of the great sage Veda Vyasa. In 1998 Sudhindra Thirtha, the swami of Kashi Math Samsthan, envisioned setting this temple right at the birthplace of Veda Vyasa. It is also a tourist attraction.[12][13]
Economy
Kalpi is still a centre of local trade (principally in grain, ghee and cotton) with a station on the North Central Railway (India) line from Jhansi to Kanpur, which crosses the Yamuna here.[3] In late 1970s and early 1980s, Kalpi was one of the areas in central India affected by dacoits, and was frequented by the much dreaded Phoolan Devi gang. It has been declared an industrial belt by the Government of India and handmade paper is produced there.
Transport
Railways
Kalpi is a major Railway Station of Kanpur-Jhansi railway section of North Central Railway.
Roadways
Kalpi lies on NH 27 in the Kanpur-Jhansi section of the National Highway. It is connected to the cities of Kanpur, Jhansi, and Orai by UPSRTC buses from the Kalpi bus station.
Airways
The nearest airport is at Kanpur near Chakeri (100 kilometres) which has direct flights to Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata but is expected to be connected to major cities of India by 2021.
Gallery
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The British Memorial Cemetery on the banks of Yamuna River
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The majestic British Cemetery situated next to River Yamuna
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Yamuna River (road bridge)
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.www.wisdomlib.org (13 January 2021). "Installation of Muṇḍīra, Kālapriya and Mūlasthāna [Chapter 76]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tyagi, Prabhakar (22 May 2015). "6.3 — The triangular struggle for supremacy in North India". Military system of Northern India 606 AD-1206 AD — A study. Chaudhary Charan Singh University – via shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in.
- ^ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kalpi, India". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kalpi climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Kalpi weather averages - Climate-Data.org". En.climate-data.org. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."कालपी -महर्षि वेद व्यास मंदिर. Maharashi Ved Vyaas birth place Mandir, Kalpi, UP. Vision TV World". YouTube. 30 June 2017.
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Bibliography
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gopinath Sharma (1954). Mewar & the Mughal Emperors (1526-1707 A.D.). S.L. Agarwala.
External links
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- Excavation in Kalpi (archived)
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