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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.12,79.73&z=11&t=h&hl=en 26.12°N, 79.73°E]
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|altitude= 112 metres (367 ft)
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|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpi Kalpi]
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|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh Uttar Pradesh]
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|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]
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'''Kalpi''' was a Maratha town ceded to the British by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Bassein_(1802)  Treaty of Bassein] in 1802. It was the headquarters of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundelkhand_Agency Bundelkhand Agency] in British India
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== Spelling Variants ==
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Modern name: Kalpi<br>
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Variants: Kalpee/Calpee<br>
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== Military history ==
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[[Battle of Kalpi]] 1858
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== External links ==
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA177&dq=A+gazetteer+of+the+territories+under+the+government+of+the+East-India+Company+1857&hl=en&ei=kHy1TYr7GJCI5Aab4eGkDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Calpee] Gazetteer 1857
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[[Category:Locations]]
== History ==
 
[[Battle of Kalpi]] 1858
 

Latest revision as of 13:54, 25 April 2011

Kalpi
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 26.12°N, 79.73°E
Altitude: 112 metres (367 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Kalpi
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links

Kalpi was a Maratha town ceded to the British by the Treaty of Bassein in 1802. It was the headquarters of the Bundelkhand Agency in British India

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Kalpi
Variants: Kalpee/Calpee

Military history

Battle of Kalpi 1858

External links

Calpee Gazetteer 1857