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The state of Oudh (also known as Oudh) was ruled by Muslim rulers from 1722 to 1856. Which of the following titles was adopted by the rulers while ruling Awadh?

The state of Oudh (also known as Oudh) was ruled by Muslim rulers from 1722 to 1856. Which of the following titles was adopted by the rulers while ruling Awadh? Correct Answer Nawab

The correct answer is Nawab.

  • The Oudh State was a princely state in the Awadh region of North India until its annexation by the British in 1856.
  • The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to a dynasty of Persian origin from Nishapur, Iran.
  • In 1724, Nawab Saadat Khan established the Oudh State with their capital in Faizabad and Lucknow.
  • The Nawabs of Awadh were semi-autonomous rulers within the fragmented polities of Mughal India after the death of Aurangzeb.
  • They fought wars with the Peshwa, the Battle of Bhopal against the Maratha Confederacy which was opposed to the Mughal Empire, and the Battle of Karnal as courtiers of the Great Moghul.

Key Points

  • Saadat Ali Khan, the first Nawab of Awadh, laid the foundation of Faizabad. Safdarjung, the second Nawab of Awadh, made Faizabad a military headquarters.
  • In 1728, Oudh further acquired Varanasi, Jaunpur, and surrounding lands from the Mughal noble Rustam Ali Khan and established stable revenue collection in that province after quelling the chief of Azamgarh, Mahabat Khan.
  • In 1739 Saadat Khan mobilized Oudh to defend against Nader Shah's invasion of India, ultimately being captured in the battle of Karnal.
  • In 1740, his successor Safdar Jang moved the capital of the state from Ayodhya to Faizabad.

Additional Information

  • On 7 February 1856 by order of Lord Dalhousie, General of the East India Company, the king of Oudh (Wajid Ali Shah) was deposed, and its kingdom was annexed to British India under the terms of the Doctrine of lapse on the grounds of alleged internal misrule.
  • Between 5 July 1857 and 3 March 1858 there was an upheaval by the son of the deposed king joining the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
  • In 1902, the latter province was renamed the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, and in 1904 the region within the new United Provinces, corresponding to the former North-Western Provinces and Oudh, was renamed the Agra Province.

 

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