Question

Under what pretext did the company takeover Awadh

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

The princely state of Avadh or Oudh was annexed by the Company on the pretext of Mis-Rule or Mis-government.

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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