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Lucknow
Awadh's capital of etiquette and appetite — vaulted imambaras raised as famine relief, kebabs pounded soft as folklore, and the ruined Residency where the empire turned.
Gomti
1722
Awadh's nawabs
Saadat Khan founds the dynasty.
1784
Famine relief
The Bara Imambara rises as a public work.
1857
The siege
The Residency is besieged for nearly five months.
1916
The Lucknow Pact
Congress and the League agree, briefly.