Question

Awadh was annexed into the British empire in ______.

Options

• 1855

• 1854

• 1856

• 1853

Answer 1

Awadh was annexed into the British empire in 1856.

Explanation:

British interest in Awadh began in the 1760s, and they gained increasing control there after 1800. The British annexed it (as Oudh) in 1856, which infuriated Indians and was cited as a cause of the Indian Mutiny (1857 - 58), the largest Indian rebellion against British rule.