Awadh was annexed by the British in 1856 during the reign of which Nawab?
- A.Muhammad Ali Shah
- B.Wajid Ali Shah
- C.Saadat Ali Khan the second
- D.Nasir ud din Haidar
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Wajid Ali Shah. Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856 on the plea of misgovernment, not under the doctrine of lapse, and the Nawab, a poet, dancer and patron of Kathak and thumri, was deposed and sent to Calcutta. The annexation offended the taluqdars whose estates were disturbed and the sepoys of the Bengal army, many of whom came from Awadh, and it became one of the causes of the revolt of 1857.
Option A is wrong because Muhammad Ali Shah, who built the Chhota Imambara, had died earlier. Option C is wrong because Saadat Ali Khan the second had signed the treaty of 1801 that gave away about half the territory. Option D is wrong because Nasir ud din Haidar ruled in the 1830s.
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