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Oudh State

Coordinates: 26°47′N 82°08′E / 26.78°N 82.13°E / 26.78; 82.13
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This article is about the state in Uttar Pradesh during the British Raj. For the natural and historical region, see Awadh.
Oudh State
अवध
اودھ
Princely State
1732–1858
Flag of Oudh
Flag
Coat of arms of Oudh
Coat of arms

Map showing the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
Area 
• 1901
62,072 km2 (23,966 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
12,833,077
History 
• Established
1732
1858
 Succeeded by
India

Oudh State (Awadh State) was a princely state in the Awadh region during the British Raj until 1856. Its official name, also written in British historical texts as 'Oude', derived from the name of Ayodhya. The capital of Oudh State was in Faizabad, but the British Agents, officially known as residents, resided in Lucknow. In 1902 Oudh's territory was merged with the North-Western Provinces to form the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.[1]

History

In 1732, under Mughal sovereignty, a senior official of the Mughal Empire established a hereditary polity in Oudh. The territory of Oudh became a British protectorate in May 1816. Three years later, in 1819, the ruler of Oudh took the style of Padshah (king), signaling formal independence. On 7 Feb 1856 the king of Oudh was deposed and its kingdom was incorporated into British India.

Between 5 Jul 1857 and 3 Mar 1858 there was a brief rebellion by the son of the deposed king joining the Indian Rebellion of 1857. During the rebellion the British temporarily lost control of the territory and they needed eighteen months to reestablish their rule during which there were massacres such as those during the Siege of Cawnpore (Kanpur).[2][3]

Rulers

Subadar Nawabs

  • 1732 - 19 Mar 1739 Borhan al-Molk Mir Mohammad Amin (b. c.1680 - d. 1739) Musawi Sa`adat `Ali Khan I
  • 19 Mar 1739 - 28 Apr 1748 Abu´l Mansur Mohammad Moqim Khan (1st time) (b. c.1708 - d. 1754)

Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik

  • 28 Apr 1748 - 13 May 1753 Abu´l Mansur Mohammad Moqim Khan (s.a.) (acting to 29 Jun 1748)

Subadar Nawab

  • 5 Nov 1753 - 5 Oct 1754 Abu´l Mansur Mohammad Moqim Khan (s.a.) (2nd time)
  • 5 Oct 1754 - 15 Feb 1762 Jalal ad-Din Shoja` ad-Dowla (b. 1732 - d. 1775) Haydar

Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik

  • 15 Feb 1762 - 26 Jan 1775 Jalal ad-Din Shoja` ad-Dowla (s.a.) Haydar
  • 26 Jan 1775 - 21 Sep 1797 Asaf ad-Dowla Amani (b. 1748 - d. 1797)
  • 21 Sep 1797 - 21 Jan 1798 Mirza Wazir `Ali Khan (b. 1780 - d. 1817)
  • 21 Jan 1798 - 11 Jul 1814 Yamin ad-Dowla Nazem al-Molk (b. bf.1752 - d. 1814) Sa`adat `Ali Khan II Bahadur
  • 11 Jul 1814 - 19 Oct 1818 Ghazi ad-Din Rafa`at ad-Dowla (b. 1769 - d. 1827) Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Khan

Kings (title Padshah-e Awadh, Shah-e Zaman)

  • 19 Oct 1818 - 19 Oct 1827 Ghazi ad-Din Mo`izz ad-Din (s.a.) Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Shah
  • 19 Oct 1827 - 7 Jul 1837 Naser ad-Din Haydar Solayman (b. 1803 - d. 1837) Jah Shah
  • 7 Jul 1837 - 17 May 1842 Mo`in ad-Din Abu´l-Fath Mohammad (b. 1777 - d. 1842) `Ali Shah
  • 17 May 1842 - 13 Feb 1847 Naser ad-Dowla Amjad `Ali Thorayya (b. 1801 - d. 1847) Jah Shah
  • 13 Feb 1847 - 7 Feb 1856 Naser ad-Din `Abd al-Mansur (b. 1822 - d. 1887) Mohammad Wajed `Ali Shah
  • 5 Jul 1857 - 3 Mar 1858 Berjis Qadr (in rebellion) (b. 1845? - d. 1893)

See also

References

  1. ^ Ashutosh Joshi (1 Jan 2008). Town Planning Regeneration of Cities. New India Publishing. p. 237. ISBN 8189422820.
  2. ^ Princely States of India A-J
  3. ^ William Barton, The princes of India. Delhi 1983

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