Nawabs of Awadh

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Indian princely house Muslim dynasty Shia dynasty

The Nawabs of Awadh were a powerful Shia Muslim dynasty that ruled the rich North Indian region of Awadh (Oudh) in the 18th and 19th centuries, renowned for their opulent court culture, patronage of arts and architecture, and eventual annexation by the British.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian princely house → Muslim dynasty → Shia dynasty →
annexationYear	1856 →
annexedBy	British Empire →
associatedWithEvent	Indian Rebellion of 1857 →
built	Bara Imambara → Chota Imambara → Qaiserbagh complex → Rumi Darwaza →
capital	Faizabad → Lucknow →
country	Awadh →
dynasticHouse	Nishapuri →
endTime	1856 →
ethnicOrigin	Persian →
firstRuler	Saadat Ali Khan I →
founder	Saadat Ali Khan I →
governmentForm	hereditary monarchy →
historicalEra	18th century → 19th century →
knownFor	development of Lucknow as cultural center → syncretic Hindu–Muslim culture →
lastRuler	Wajid Ali Shah →
laterVassalOf	British East India Company →
locatedIn	North India →
notableFor	Persianate culture → music and dance patronage → opulent court culture → patronage of architecture → patronage of arts → refined cuisine →
overthrownBy	British East India Company →
patronOf	Lucknow school of Kathak dance → Lucknow school of architecture → Shia religious institutions → Urdu poetry →
predecessor	Mughal subahdars of Awadh →
regionRuled	Awadh → Oudh →
religion	Shia Islam →
startTime	1722 →
successor	British-ruled Oudh State →
titleHolder	Nawab of Awadh →
usedLanguage	Hindustani → Persian → Urdu →
vassalOf	Mughal Empire →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Oude → Oudh →	rulingDynasty
Mughal Subah of Awadh →	associatedDynasty
Imambara complexes in Lucknow ("Nawabs of Oudh") →	associatedWith
Battle of Buxar ("Nawab of Awadh") →	combatant
Mughal Subah of Awadh →	deFactoSuccessorState
Wajid Ali Shah ("Oudh royal family") →	dynasty
Oude ("Nawab of Awadh") →	governedByTitle
Rohilkhand ("Nawab of Awadh") →	laterRuler
Wajid Ali Shah ("Nawab of Awadh") →	positionHeld
Oudh ("Nawab of Awadh") →	rulingTitle
Wajid Ali Shah ("Nawab of Awadh") →	title
Nawabs of Awadh ("Nawab of Awadh") →	titleHolder