Oudh

Oudh is a province of British India, having Nepal on the north and the Ganges as part of its south boundary. It contains upwards of 24,000 square miles, and is, for the most part, level and fertile, being watered by the Ghogra. Gumti, and other tributaries of the Ganges. The chief productions arc wheat, barley, rice, sugar, indigo, nitre. and other salts. Much of the surface is covered with jungle. Among the inhabitants are many Rajputs and Mussulmans. Once a Mogul province, Oudh became subordinate to England in 1765, was annexed in 1856, becoming a hot-bed of rebellion the next year. The town of Oudh, on the Ghogra, was once the capital, and is much venerated by the Hindus. The present capital is Lucknow.