In ancient time, the area which comprises Unnao, formed part of the Kosala Mahajanapada. It was later included in Oudh. This region has been inhabited since antiquity as traces from ancient times remains at some places in the district. After the First War of Indian Independence in 1857 power was transferred from the British East India Company to the British Crown, by the Queen's Proclamation of 1858. Once the order was restored, the civil administration was re-established in the district which was named Unnao, with headquarters at Unnao. It assumed it's present size in 1869. The same year the town of Unna ...

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Unnao, Unnao - History, Unnao - Cultural, Unnao - Geography, Unnao - Places to visit, Unnao - Commerce and Industry, Unnao - Politics, Unnao - Trivia, Unnao - External link

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Awadh (also known in various British historical texts as Oudh, Oundh or Oude) is a region in the center of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The modern definition of Awadh geographically includes the districts of Ambedkar Nagar, Bahraich, Balrampur, Barabanki, Faizabad, Gonda, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lucknow, Allahabad, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Rai Bareilly, Shravasti, Sitapur, Sultanpur, and Unnao. The traditional capital of Awadh has been Lucknow. The r ...

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• Awadh - Under the Mughals
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Awasthi is a surname / family name of a particular sub-caste of Brahmins of India. The Awasthi Brahmins belong to the kanya-kubja brahmin categories of brahmins of north india, the others being Gaur, Saryupari and sannaadhya. For last several centuries, Awasthi Brahmins have been located in and around Kanpur and Unnao (and the adjoining hinterland) located in the fertile Gangetic plains of Awadh, presently forming part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The geographical area, where majority of Awasthi families are presently ...

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Till 1819, Awadh was a province of the Mughal Empire administered by a Nawab. Saadat Khan was appointed Nawab in 1722 and established his court in Faizabad[1] near Lucknow. He took advantage of a weakening Mughal Empire in Delhi to declare himself the founder of the Awadh dynasty. Awadh was known as the granary of India and was important strategically for the control of the Ganges plain. It was a wealthy kingdom, able to maintain its independence against threats from the Marathas, the British and the Afghans. the third Nawab, Shuja-Ud ...

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Awadh, Awadh - Under the Mughals, Awadh - The British Influence

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On 5 June the troops at Benares mutinied, but were disarmed by General Neill; and on 6 June the 6th Native Infantry at Allahabad mutinied and shot down their officers, but the fort was held until the arrival of Neill, who promptly restored order. On 30 June Sir Henry Havelock, who had been appointed to the command of the relieving column, arrived at Allahabad from Calcutta, and on 7 July he set out for the relief of Lucknow. His force consisted of some two thousand men all told, of whom three-quarters were British. On 12 July h ...

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Siege of Lucknow, Siege of Lucknow - Background to the siege, Siege of Lucknow - Mutiny begins - Lawrence Besieged, Siege of Lucknow - First attack successfully repulsed, Siege of Lucknow - First relief of Lucknow, Siege of Lucknow - Havelock's column - attempts to reach Lucknow, Siege of Lucknow - Siege resumes on a large scale, Siege of Lucknow - Further developments elsewhere, Siege of Lucknow - Second Relief

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