Oude

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Oude is an alternative name for Oudh, a historic region in northern India known for its rich cultural heritage and former princely state status under British rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former princely state
historical region
alternateName Awadh
linked to: Oudh

Oudh
annexationYear 1856
annexedBy British East India Company
associatedWith Lucknow school of Kathak
linked to: Kathak dance

ghazal poetry
sham-e-Awadh court culture
country India
cuisineSpeciality biryani
kebabs
nihari
sheermal
culturalRegionOf Ganges plain
linked to: Indo-Gangetic Plain
culturalStyle Lucknowi tehzeeb
formerAdministrativeUnitOf British India
governedByTitle Nawab of Awadh
linked to: Nawabs of Awadh
hasHeritage Indo-Islamic architecture
Nawabi palaces
imambaras
historicalCapital Lucknow
historicalEra British colonial period
Mughal period
historicalEvent annexation by the British East India Company
historicalSignificance important political center in North India
major center of Indo-Persian culture
knownFor architecture
cuisine
literature and poetry
music and dance traditions
refined courtly culture
rich cultural heritage
language Awadhi
Hindi
Urdu
locatedIn northern India
majorCity Ayodhya
Faizabad
Lucknow
partOf Uttar Pradesh
predecessorOf United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
relatedTo Indian Rebellion of 1857
religionInfluence Hinduism
Islam
rulingDynasty Nawabs of Awadh
statusUnderBritishRule princely state
protectorate

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Oudh alternativeName Oude