MIRZAPORE, a town of Hindustan, in the province of Allahabad, and district of Chunar. It is situated at the foot of a range of hills on the south bank of the river Ganges.
The town consists of handsome European houses and native habitations, with clusters of Hindu temples crowding the banks of the Ganges, and making a lively appearance when seen from the river. It is one of the greatest inland trading towns in Hindustan, and the depot of all the cotton from Agra and the Mahratia countries. It has also an extensive manufacture of carpets, and some iron-works. Several opulent merchants and indigo planters, both native and European, reside in the town and its vicinity. The travelling distance from Benares is thirty miles. Long. 83. 35. E. Lat. 25. 10. N.