Britain annexes Awadh
1856 · Event
Under the doctrine that misgoverned states forfeit their thrones, the East India Company deposes the King of Awadh and swallows the richest kingdom left in northern India. A third of the Bengal Army's sepoys come from Awadh — and every one of them has just watched his homeland taken by the employer he serves.
On these timelines: India, The Indian Rebellion of 1857, Master, British Empire, United Kingdom (combined)
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