INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Avadh was annexed into the British East India territories on which ground? Notes: The kingdom of Oudh was the only great Indian state whose ruler Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was dispossessed on the ground of “intolerable misgovernment”. Awadh was annexed in February 1856 via a proclamation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Awadh was annexed by the British under the pretext of ‘misgovernment of the Nawab. Awadh was annexed on the pretext of misgovernance by the existing Nawab, Wajid Ali Shah.

Detailed explanation-3: -Annexation of Oudh/Awadh On 7th February 1856, Lord Dalhousie ordered to depose Wajid Ali Shah on the account of alleged internal misrule. This was in line with Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse, in which the British would take over a kingdom if there was misrule also. The Kingdom of Awadh was annexed in February 1856.

Detailed explanation-4: -Awadh (1856) is widely believed to have been annexed under the doctrine, but in fact was annexed by Dalhousie under the pretext of mis-governance.

Detailed explanation-5: -Annexation on the Grounds of Maladministration: Despite this, Dalhousie annexed Awadh under the pretext of misgovernment in 1856. This played a major role in the subsequent rebellion of 1857.