Autonomous Mughal successor state in the Gangetic plain founded by the Persian-origin Nawab Saadat Khan; grew into one of North India's wealthiest states and a major patron of Indo-Islamic art and architecture, formally elevated to a kingdom in 1819 before British annexation.
Annexed by the British East India Company in February 1856 on grounds of misgovernment; the annexation was a leading grievance behind the 1857 Indian Rebellion.
The atlas holds 5 border frames for Awadh (Oudh) — the shape you scrub through changes in 1722 · 1749 · 1768 · 1792 · 1808.
Polity-specific political history of Awadh from the Nawabi founding to British annexation.