Situated 80 kms from Kanpur on the banks of the river Ganga is the historical important place of Kannauj. Formerly known as Kanyakubja, it was the capital of Emperor Harshavardhana of the 7th Century. Kannauj was separated from the district of Farrukhabad district and formed as an independent district on 18th September 1997. The major attractions here are the ancient Ajaipal temple, attar manufacturing industry, the500 years old Siddheswar temple and the Government Archaeological Museum which exhibits ancient pottery, coins, pre-historic bone implements, terra cotta figurines of Gods and Goddesses etc.