Question

What was the reason given to annexed the awadh

Answer 1

Answer:

Doctrine of Lapse

British interest in Awadh began in the 1760s, and after 1800 they exercised increasing control there. It was annexed (as Oudh) by the British in 1856, an action that greatly angered Indians and which has been cited as a cause of the Indian Mutiny (1857–58), the largest Indian rebellion against British rule.

Answer 2

Answer:

awadh was annexed to british india under the terms of the doctrine of lapse

Explanation:

general dalhousie was the governor general who annexed awadh in 1856   on the basis of doctrine of lapse which was based on the idea that in case a ruler of dependent state died childless, the right of ruling over the State reverted or given to the british company