Mughal Subah of Awadh

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The Mughal Subah of Awadh was a prominent imperial province in northern India that later evolved into the autonomous kingdom of Oudh under weakening Mughal authority.

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Mughal subahdars of Awadh 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal province
historical region
administrativeDivision sarkars and parganas
administrativeHead Nawab
surface form: Subahdar of Awadh
alternativeName Awadh Subah
Subah of Oudh
associatedDynasty Nawabs of Awadh
borderedBy Mughal Subah of Allahabad
Mughal Subah of Bihar
Mughal Subah of Delhi
capital Faizabad
Lucknow
country ancient India
surface form: India (historical region)
culturalInfluence contributed to development of Awadhi culture
deFactoSuccessorState Nawabs of Awadh
economicBase land revenue from agriculture
establishedUnder Mughal administrative system
followedBy Oudh
surface form: Kingdom of Oudh
governmentType imperial province
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
historicalSignificance key center in late Mughal politics
knownFor fertile agricultural lands
strategic location between Delhi and Bengal
language Hindustani (vernacular)
Persian (administrative)
laterIntegratedInto Oudh
surface form: Kingdom of Oudh
laterStatus autonomous province under weakening Mughal authority
linkedTo later cultural florescence of Lucknow under Nawabs of Awadh
locatedIn Indo-Gangetic Plain
northern India
surface form: Northern India
majorCity Ayodhya
Faizabad
Lucknow
majorRiver Ganges
Gomti River NERFINISHED
militaryRole important recruiting ground for Mughal army
namedAfter Ayodhya
partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
politicalEvolution from centrally governed Mughal province to semi-autonomous state
precededBy regional sarkars of the Mughal Empire
religion Hinduism (majority population)
Islam (state elite)
sovereign Mughal Emperor
todayPartOf Uttar Pradesh
surface form: Uttar Pradesh, India

parts of modern Bihar, India

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Nawabs of Awadh predecessor Mughal Subah of Awadh
this entity surface form: Mughal subahdars of Awadh
Oudh predecessor Mughal Subah of Awadh