Nawab of Awadh
Kingdom in North India (1732-1797), Princely State of British India (1797-1858)
Location: Northeast India
Capital City: Ayodhya (1732-1740), Faizabad (1740-1775), Lucknow (1775-1858)
Government type: Feudal Absolute Monarchy
Main languages: Awadhi, Hindustani, Persian
Main religions: Shia Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism
Chronology
1732: Awadh Subah becomes de facto independent of the Mughal Empire
1797: Comes under British protectorate
1858: Abolished and incorporated into British India's Northwest Province
Currency
Rupee (1732-1858)
3 Pies = 1 Pice / Paisa • 48 Kasu = 4 Pices / Paisa = 1 Anna • 16 Annas = 8 Fanam = 1 Rupee / Takka • 1 Mohur = 15 Rupees
Coins from Awadh in the collection
•1 Rupee, Nawab Sa’adat Ali II (1798-1814) (silver, Lucknow mint, KM#103.3)
•1 Rupee, 1827 (Nawab Ghazi ud-Din Haider (1818-1827), silver, Lucknow mint, KM#165.2)