Awadh
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Lal Bagh entrance in Faizabad, Municipal Corporation of Ayodhya, as depicted in Gate of the Loll-Baug at Fyzabad by Thomas and William Daniell, 1801* (BL). Awadh (), 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.
Key facts
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- Awadh
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- Region
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- Continent
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- Asia
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- Country
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- India
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- State
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- Uttar Pradesh
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- Covering territory
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- Lucknow division Ayodhya division Prayagraj division Kanpur division (partly) Mirzapur division (partly)
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- Languages
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- Awadhi, Hindi and Urdu
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- Largest Cities
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- Metric
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- 68006
- Settlement.population_total
- 55119236
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ancient
- Before independence
- Awadh under the Mughals
- Under the hereditary Nawabs of Awadh
- British rule
- Rulers
- Demographics
- Religion
- Culture
- Sham-e-Awadh
- Awadhi cuisine
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|250px|Lal Bagh entrance in Faizabad, Municipal Corporation of Ayodhya, as depicted in Gate of the Loll-Baug at Fyzabad by Thomas and William Daniell, 1801* (BL). Awadh (), 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.