Oudh

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former kingdom former princely state historical region subah of the Mughal Empire

Oudh was a historic region and former princely state in northern India, centered on present-day Lucknow, known for its rich culture, architecture, and role in the 1857 uprising against British rule.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Awadh	62
Oudh canonical	29
Kingdom of Awadh	13
Awadh region	9
Oudh State	3
Kingdom of Oudh	2
Avadh	1
Avadh region	1
Awadh princely state	1
British-ruled Oudh State	1
Oudh (Awadh) region	1
Oudh Division	1
Oudh region	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former kingdom ⓘ former princely state ⓘ historical region ⓘ subah of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
administrativeStatus	protectorate under British influence before annexation ⓘ
alternativeName	Oudh ⓘ surface form: Avadh Oudh ⓘ surface form: Awadh Oude ⓘ
annexationPolicy	Doctrine of Lapse ⓘ surface form: Doctrine of Lapse (contested pretext)
annexationYear	1856 ⓘ
annexedBy	British East India Company ⓘ British Empire ⓘ
capital	Lucknow ⓘ
centeredOn	Lucknow ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalCenter	Lucknow ⓘ
famousFor	Lucknow ⓘ surface form: Chikankari embroidery (Lucknow) Imambara complexes in Lucknow ⓘ
historicalEra	colonial period ⓘ early modern period ⓘ
historicalRegionOf	Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
importantEvent	Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ Siege of Lucknow ⓘ
integratedInto	North-Western Provinces ⓘ surface form: British-ruled North-Western Provinces
knownFor	architecture ⓘ cuisine ⓘ music ⓘ rich courtly culture ⓘ role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
language	Hindi ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ surface form: Urdu
lastRuler	Wajid Ali Shah ⓘ
laterPartOf	United Provinces of Agra and Oudh ⓘ
locatedIn	northern India ⓘ
majorCity	Ayodhya ⓘ Faizabad ⓘ Lucknow ⓘ
namedAfter	Ayodhya ⓘ
partOf	British India ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire
predecessor	Mughal Subah of Awadh ⓘ
presentDayRegion	Uttar Pradesh ⓘ surface form: Uttar Pradesh, India
religion	Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ
rulingDynasty	Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
rulingTitle	Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ surface form: Nawab of Awadh
successor	United Provinces ⓘ United Provinces of Agra and Oudh ⓘ

Referenced by (125)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British India → includedTerritory → Oudh ⓘ

Indian Rebellion of 1857 → location → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

United Provinces → predecessor → Oudh ⓘ

United Provinces → containsRegion → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Oudh → alternativeName → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Oudh → alternativeName → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Avadh

northern India → hasCulturalRegion → Oudh ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern India

this entity surface form: Awadh

Uttar Pradesh → hasCulturalRegion → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Bengal Army → recruitmentRegion → Oudh ⓘ

Siege of Lucknow → location → Oudh ⓘ

Begum Hazrat Mahal → placeOfActivity → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Begum Hazrat Mahal → region → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Kanpur → region → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Lucknow → partOf → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh region

Lucknow → historicalRegion → Oudh ⓘ

United Provinces of Agra and Oudh → predecessor → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oudh State

United Provinces of Agra and Oudh → contains → Oudh ⓘ

United Provinces of Agra and Oudh → namedAfter → Oudh ⓘ

Ayodhya → partOfRegion → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Battle of Buxar → involvedEntity → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oudh State

Mir Taqi Mir → placeOfDeath → Oudh ⓘ

Rohilkhand → borderedBy → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Lord Dalhousie → annexed → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Company rule in India → appliesToJurisdiction → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Oude → alternateName → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Mughal Subah of Awadh → followedBy → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Oudh

Mughal Subah of Awadh → laterIntegratedInto → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Oudh

Nawabs of Awadh → country → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Nawabs of Awadh → regionRuled → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Nawabs of Awadh → regionRuled → Oudh ⓘ

Nawabs of Awadh → successor → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: British-ruled Oudh State

Imambara complexes in Lucknow → region → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Wajid Ali Shah → countryRuled → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Wajid Ali Shah → countryRuled → Oudh ⓘ

Wajid Ali Shah → lastRulerOf → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Wajid Ali Shah → lastRulerOf → Oudh ⓘ

Wajid Ali Shah → placeOfBirth → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Wajid Ali Shah → monarchOf → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Awadh

Wajid Ali Shah → associatedWith → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Faizabad → locatedInRegion → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Faizabad → formerCapitalOf → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Faizabad → historicalRegion → Oudh ⓘ

Faizabad → region → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Chikankari embroidery → associatedRegion → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Purvanchal Expressway → connectsRegion → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Mughal dynasty → successorState → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh

Sarayu → locatedIn → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh region

Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi → placeOfActivity → Oudh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Awadh