Awadh

Awadh अवध, اودھ
Historical region
Location of Awadh
Country	India and Nepal
States	Uttar Pradesh and Tharuhat
Divisions	Lucknow division, Faizabad division, Devipatan division, Kanpur division, Allahabad division Nepalgunj division
Languages	Awadhi dialect of Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu)
Seat	Faizabad (Old), Lucknow (New)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)

Awadh (Hindi: अवध, Urdu: اودھ‎  pronunciation ), known in British historical texts as Oudh or Oude, all derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a small area of Nepal's Province 5, which was before Indian independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. It was established as one of the twelve original subahs (top-level imperial provinces) under 16th-century Mughal emperor Akbar and became a hereditary tributary polity around 1722 AD, with Faizabad as its initial capital and Saadat Ali Khan as its first Subadar Nawab and progenitor of a dynasty of Nawabs of Awadh (often styled Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik). The traditional capital of Awadh had originally been Faizabad, but it was later moved to Lucknow, also the station of the British Resident, which still serves as the present-day capital of Uttar Pradesh. Nepalgunj was an administrative region, which serves as the present-day capital of Province No. 5 of Nepal.

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