On what pretext did the company annex Awadh?
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The East India Company under the Governor-General Lord Dalhousie annexed the princely state of Avadh on the pretext of mias-government. Accordingly the Nawab of Avadh, Wajid Ali Shah was deposed and it was annexed to Company in 1856. It became one of the reasons of 1857 Revolt.
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Awadh was annexed on the pretext of misgovernance by the existing Nawab, Wajid Ali Shah. Awadh was the epicentre of the revolt of 1857. The revolt led to widespread death and destruction in Awadh.
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