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British were felt that the soil of Awadh was very good for producing indigo and cotton and the region was ideally located to be developed into the principal market of upper India. Lord Dalhousie had done Awadh annexation in 1856 which created the dissatisfaction among the people of Awadh. Here the Nawab Wajhid Alt Shah was dethroned and exiled to Calcutta on the plea that the region was being misgoverned. He was widely loved and when he left his beloved Lucknow there were many who followed him all way to Kanpur singing songs of Lament. This emotional upheaval was aggravated by immediate material losses. The removal of Nawab led to the dissolution of the court and its culture. Thus a whole range of people - musicians, dancers, poets, artisians, cooks, retainers, administrative officers so on lost their livelihood.
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