Born on July 30, 1822, in Lucknow, when the last nawab of Awadh dynasty, Wajid Ali Shah, attained the marriageable age of 15, ...

Tracing biryani's history mostly leads to apocryphal tales of queens and nawabs, but it may actually have roots as a working ...

Awadh was always a centre of attraction for their fertile land which also brought British to exploit its fertility for their own aspiration. Hence, British in 1800 AD subjugated as part of their ...

When construction of the Bara Imambara began in Lucknow, it was a year of famine. Reportedly, the Nawab of Awadh hired one batch of workers for construction during the day and another for ...

The Nawab of Awadh ceded Allahabad and Kora to the Mughal Emperor who began to reside at Allahabad under the protection of the British troops. The company agreed to pay Rupees 26lakhs every year ...

Wajid Ali Shah, the last nawab of Awadh would have turned 200 in 2022. But it’s only this year that the Sibtainabad Imambara where he was laid to rest, in Kolkata’s Metiabruz neighbourhood is ...

“I told Ray that perhaps the Nawab felt he would get the respect he deserved only in Bengal.” For Shahebzade Mirza, it’s a matter of family honour that he takes on what he calls “pretenders” to the ...

It is also called the “City of Nawabs” because the region was transferred to the Nawabs of Awadh. It is home to over four million people and is a highly developed urban city in the state.

There are many beautiful gardens, interesting museums and grand historical places to visit in Lucknow, the city of Nawabs. Among these, the Bada Imambara, Kaiserbagh Palace complex, British ...