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GENERAL OVERVIEW

• City Name: Kanpur
• State: Uttar Pradesh
• District: Kanpur Nagar
• Division: Kanpur Division
• Nicknames:
  • Leather City of the World
  • Manchester of the East
  • Industrial Capital of Uttar Pradesh
• Historical Significance: Played a major role in the 1857 First War of Indian Independence, particularly at the Bibighar Massacre and Siege of Cawnpore
• Old Name: Cawnpore (during British rule)