Jaitpur, Kulpahar

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
25°16′52″N 79°30′45″E / 25.28111°N 79.51250°E / 25.28111; 79.51250Country IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMahoba districtSubdistrictKulpaharGovernment
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Jaitpur is a village in Kulpahar sub-district of Uttar Pradesh. It lies at a distance of 10 km from Kulpahar on Kulpahar-Nowgong Highway.[1] The famous Belasagar lake is situated in this village.

History

Jaitpur was the former capital of Jaitpur State, one of the former princely states in the British Empire in India.[2] There were two forts in the area. In Jaitpur Bajirao peshwa defeated mughal general Muhaamad Khan Bangash In 1729.

References

  1. ^ Wikimapia
  2. ^ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.


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