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what pretext was Awadh annexd to the company's dominions
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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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In 1801, a subsidiary alliance was imposed on Awadh, and in 1856, it was taken over. Governor-General Dalhousie declared that the territory was being misgoverned and British rule was needed to ensure proper administration.
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