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title: "The ruler of which State was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?"  
description: "The ruler of which State was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?"  
author: "Reyansh Singh"  
published: 2018-03-29  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40323/the-ruler-of-which-state-was-removed-from-power-by-the-british-on-the-pretext-of-misgovernance  
category: "general knowledge"  
tags: ["first war of india", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# The ruler of which State was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?

The [ruler](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/20409/adolf-hitler-the-ruler) of which State was removed from [power](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34728/the-chandrapur-super-thermal-power-station-cstps-is-located-in-which-state) by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya

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The ruler of **Awadh** was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance.

Awadh is a region in the state of **Uttar Pradesh**. The inhabitants of this region were known as **Awadhis**. Awadh was known as **United Provinces of Agra and Oudh** before Independence.

**Saadat Ali Khan** was the first ruler and was also the **founder** of the dynasty of **Nawabs of Awadh** in the year **1722 AD**. The Nawabs governed the state of Awadh in the 18th and 19th centuries. Initially, the **capital** of Awadh was **Faizabad**, but later it was shifted to **Lucknow**.

The British enjoyed the benefits of the **treaty of 1801**. According to the treaty, the then ruler **Saadat Ali Khan** ceded half of Awadh to the British and disbanded his troops to the army run by the British. The British were able to use the vast treasures of Awadh. They earned useful revenue from the armed forces of Awadh. The Nawab was busy with the luxuries of the kingdom with no influence over the matters of state.

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However by the mid 19th century, the British wanted everything under their direct control. They started to look for excuses to remove the ruler of the state. Moreover, the ruler also provided the British with this opportunity and he was removed from power on **1st May 1816**.

Under the **Doctrine of Lapse**, the state was annexed by the **British East India company** in **1856** and was placed under a chief commissioner. **Wajid Ali Shah** the then Nawab of Awadh was captured and was later exiled to **Kolkata (Bengal)**.

Modern-day Awadh includes the districts of **Faizabad**, **Sitapur**, **Lucknow**, **rai bareli**, **Ambedkar Nagar**, **Bahraich**, **Balrampur**, **barabanki**, **Basti**, **Lakhimpur Kheri**, **Gonda**, **hardoi**, **Pratap Garh**, **Sravasti**, **Sultanpur**, **Siddharth Nagar**, **unnao**, **jaunpur**, **Kanpur**, **Kanpur dehat**, **Fatehpur**, and **Allahabad**. Awadh also includes few districts of **province number 5** of **Nepal**. **Awadhi** is the **language** spoken in these regions.


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