Kannauj
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Kannauj | ||
| Location : | 27 ° 3 ' N , 79 ° 55' E | ||
| Residents : | 84,862 (2011) | ||
Kannauj ( Hindi : कन्नौज , Kannauj ) is an old city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with almost 85,000 inhabitants (2011 census).
Kannauj is the administrative center of the district of the same name . The city lies on the Ganges . In earlier times it was the capital of great Hindu empires such as Harshavardhana and the Pratihara . Its decline began in 1018 when it was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni .