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AVADH
and the Navabs in the 1700's |
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*MAP*
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"Oude," in the northern half of
Section
7; and here are some *Lucknow city maps* |
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Under the Navabs, Lucknow became
known for
its magnificent arches, gateways, and palaces |
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Traditions of miniature painting
too continued
at a high level |
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Lucknow had a lively street life,
and craftsmen
who were famous for their excellence in a variety of traditional skills |
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The first Navab was Saadat 'Ali
Khan (r.1722-39);
next came Safdar Jang (1739-54)-- and then Shuja ud-Daulah (r.1756-75) |
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Shuja ud-Daulah also had a notable
palace
at FAIZABAD, which had been the capital of Avadh before the move to
Lucknow |
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Shuja ud-Daulah's governor in
GHAZIPUR (near
Banaras), Faiz Ali Shah, left behind an architectural legacy of his own |
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Shuja ud-Daulah was on the losing
side in the battle of Buxar (1864); from then on he had to endure
increasing British interference, as did Asif ud-Daulah (r.1775-97), the
fourth Navab
of Avadh |
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Asif ud-Daulah constructed the
huge Bara
(Great) Imambara complex; later he was buried there |
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The famous Rumi Darvaza, or
Turkish Gate,
said to be a copy of one in Istanbul, was built as the northwestern
entrance
to the Bara Imambara complex |
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Two modern photographers' studies
of the
Bara Imambara |
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A look inside the Bara Imambara |
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(*The
story continues in the 1800's...*) |
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