State
Awadh
former country
- This boundary
- 1732–1856
- Founded
- 1732
- Ended
- 1856
Overview
Awadh (Hindi: [əˈʋədʱ] ), known in British Raj historical texts as Avadh or Oudh, is a historical region in northern India, now constituting the central portion of Uttar Pradesh. It is roughly synonymous with the ancient Kosala region of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain scriptures.
It was a province of all the major Islamic dynasties in India including the Mughal Empire. With the decline of late Mughal Delhi, Awadh became a major source of literary, artistic, religious, and architectural patronage in northern India under the rule of its eleven rulers, called Nawabs. From 1720 to 1856, the nawabs presided over Awadh, with Ayodhya and Faizabad serving as the region's initial capitals. Later, the capital was relocated to Lucknow, which is now the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
Records (16)
- 1750 — Battle of FarrukhabadBattle · Pathans ▸ Mughal Empire
- 1750 — Battle of KasganjBattle · Pathans ▸ Mughal Wazir of Delhi
- 1751 — Battle of FarrukhabadBattle · Marathas ▸ Pathans
- 1751 — Battle of QadirganjBattle · Mughal Empire, Marathas ▸ Afghanistan
- 1752 — Battle of BahurBattle · United Kingdom ▸ France
- 1760 — Battle of MasumpurBattle · Mughal Empire ▸ Bengal
- 1760 — Battle of SikandarabadBattle · Afghanistan ▸ Marathas
- 1763 — Battle of SootyBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Bengal
- 1764 — Battle of BuxarBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Oudh, Mughal Empire, Bengal
- 1765 — Battle of KoraBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Marathas, Bengal, Oudh
- 1774 — Battle of Miranpur KatraBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Afghan Rohillas
- 1787 — Battle of AgraBattle · Marathas ▸ Ismail Beg, Rohillas
- 1788 — Battle of ChaksanaBattle
- 1799 — Battle of AgraBattle · Marathas ▸ Maratha Governor of Agra
- 1799 — Battle of FatehpurBattle · Hariana ▸ Rajputs
- 1815 — Battle of MalaonBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Gurkhas
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).