What is "awadh"

Awadh (, , ), known in British historical texts as Oudh or Oude, all derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the Tharuhat State of Nepal and modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. It was established around 1722 AD with Faizabad as its capital and Saadat Ali Khan as its first Nawab and progenitor of Nawabs of Awadh. The traditional capital of Awadh had originally been Faizabad, but it was later moved to Lucknow, which serves as the present-day capital of Uttar Pradesh. Nepalgunj was an administrative region, which serves as the present-day capital of Tharuhat of Nepal. The modern definition of Awadh geographically includes the districts of Tulsipur, Dang, Ambedkar Nagar, Bahraich, Balrampur, Barabanki, Basti, Faizabad, Gonda, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lucknow, Pratapgarh, Raebareli, Shravasti, Siddharth Nagar, Sitapur, Sultanpur and Unnao from Awadh and Kanpur, Kanpur Dehat, Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Allahabad from Lower Doab. A strip of the northern areas of the Awadh region, now lies within Nepal ( Tulsipur Dang and Nepalgunj) and main parts of Gorakhpur district. The region is home to a distinct dialect, Awadhi, spoken by Awadhis.