Oudh

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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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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

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Residency ruins at Lucknow associatedWith Oudh
this entity surface form: Oudh (Awadh) region
Begum usedInRegion Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Birjis Qadr countryOfCitizenship Oudh
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Awadh
Birjis Qadr associatedWith Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
City of Nawabs historicallyLinkedTo Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh princely state
Nawabon ka Sheher culturalRegion Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Awadhi region Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh region
Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency locatedIn Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh region
Bara Imambara locatedIn Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh region
Rumi Darwaza associatedWith Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Rumi Darwaza region Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh region
Rae Bareli locatedIn Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh region
Lucknow district locatedIn Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh region
Ayodhya division locatedIn Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh region
Ayodhya Junction locatedInRegion Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Ayodhya Assembly constituency locatedInRegion Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Gonda partOfRegion Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Shatranj Ke Khilari setInRegion Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Allahabad High Court formerJurisdiction Oudh
this entity surface form: Oudh region
Bahraich locatedInHistoricalRegion Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
present-day Sultanpur locatedInRegion Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Allahabad Division borderedBy Oudh
this entity surface form: Oudh Division
Mir Qasim exiledTo Oudh
Shuja-ud-Daula country Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Shuja-ud-Daula associatedWith Oudh
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Awadh
Mir Muhammad Taqi deathPlace Oudh
subject surface form: Mir Taqi Mir
Awadh Subah hasRegion Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Awadh Subah hasRegion Oudh
Awadh Subah precedes Oudh
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Awadh
Awadh Subah influenced Oudh
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Awadh
Saadat Ali Khan I placeOfActivity Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Amjad Ali Shah country Oudh
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Awadh
Amjad Ali Shah placeOfRule Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Rohilla conflictOpponent Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Ghazi-ud-Din Haider country Oudh
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Awadh
Ghazi-ud-Din Haider monarchOf Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Ghazi-ud-Din Haider associatedPlace Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Muhammad Ali Shah country Oudh
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Awadh
Muhammad Ali Shah region Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
Asaf-ud-Daula countryRuled Oudh
this entity surface form: Awadh
King of Oudh country Oudh
subject surface form: Wajid Ali Shah
this entity surface form: Awadh