How taluqdars of awadh participate in 1857
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Awadh (Hindi: अवध, Urdu: اوَدھ, Awadhi:), (About this soundpronunciation (help·info)), known in British historical texts as Avadh or Oudh, is a region in the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh) and a small area of Nepal's Province No. 5. Its inhabitants are referred to as Awadhis.
Awadh
Region
Location of Awadh
Location of Awadh
Continent
Asia
Countries
India and Nepal
States
Uttar Pradesh (India) and Province No. 5 (Nepal)
Divisions
Lucknow division,
Ayodhya division,
Varanasi division
some districts of Kanpur division,
Kanpur division,
Allahabad division
Nepalgunj division,
Mirzapur
Languages
Awadhi dialect of Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Gate of the Lal-Baugh at Fyzabad; by Thomas and William Daniell, 1801* (BL).
It was established as one of the twelve original subahs (top-level imperial provinces) under 16th-century Mughal emperor Akbar and became a hereditary tributary polity around 1722 AD, with Ayodhya as its initial capital and Saadat Ali Khan as its first Subadar Nawab and progenitor of a dynasty of Nawabs of Awadh (often styled Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik). The traditional capital of Awadh was Faizabad, but the capital was later moved to Lucknow, also the station of the British Resident, which now is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Nepalgunj now is the capital of Province No. 5 of Nepal.