Princely states of Uttar Pradesh

thumb|250px|Lal Bagh entrance in Faizabad, Municipal Corporation of Ayodhya, as depicted in Gate of the Loll-Baug at Fyzabad by Thomas and William Daniell, 1801* (BL). Awadh (), known in British Raj historical texts as Avadh or Oudh, is a historical region in northern India, now constituting the central portion of Uttar Pradesh. It is roughly synonymous with the ancient Kosala region of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain scriptures.

former Indian princely state

Indian kingdom and later princely state (1740–1948)

15 gun-salute princely state of British India

princely state of India

princely state of the British Raj

former country

historic state

ruling Bhumihar Brahmin family of Benares