Kakori
| Kakori | |
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 Kakori
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| Coordinates: 26°53′N 80°48′E / 26.88°N 80.8°ECoordinates: 26°53′N 80°48′E / 26.88°N 80.8°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Lucknow |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 16,731 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
See here for the Kakori Conspiracy
Kakori is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 14 km north of Lucknow. More widely known for its kebabs, Zardozi work and Dasheri mangoes, Kakori is also the centre of once flourishing Urdu poetry, literature and the Qadiriya Qalandari Sufi Order. This city came into light of the world history after 9 August 1925 when some Indian revolutionaries forcefully snatched the government's treasury from a train. The incident is called as Kakori train robbery or the Kakori conspiracy case of British period.
Kakori is famous for producing hundreds of civil servants in British India who served all over the country. It was the leading town in Oudh along with Rudauli and Mahmoodabad that supplemented the culture of Lucknow.
Kakori is the main abode of two branches of the Kakorvi Shaikh community, namely Alavi and Abbasi, since the fifteenth Century. The Alavi (often spelt as Alvi) branch claim their lineage to Ali, the fourth Caliph and prophet Mohammed's cousin and his son-in-law. However, this branch claim their lineage to Ali through his son Muhammad bin Hanafiyah, with his wife Khaula-Al-Hanifiyah.
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