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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mughal subahdars of Awadh | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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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Mughal subahdars of Awadh