Description: From 1350 onwards, Lucknow and parts of the Awadh region were ruled by the Delhi Sultanate, Sharqi Sultanate, Mughal Empire, Nawabs of Awadh, the British East India Company and the British Raj.

Emperor Humayun made it a part of the Mughal Empire around 1555. Emperor Jahangir (1569–1627) granted an estate in Awadh to a favored nobleman.

During 1814 - 1827 Nawabs of Awadh, acquired independent name after the reign of the third Nawab when Lucknow became their capital. The city became North Hindustan cultural capital, and its nawabs, best remembered for their refined and extravagant lifestyles, were patrons of the arts. Under their dominion, music and dance flourished, and construction of numerous monuments took place. Of the monuments standing today, the Bara Imambara, the Chota Imambara, and the Rumi Darwaza are notable examples. One of the Nawab's enduring legacies is the region's syncretic Hindu–Muslim culture that has come to be known as the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb.


Gates of the Palace at Lucknow by W. Daniell, 1801

Chota Imambara is a Shia Muslim Hussainiya and a mausoleum for Muhammad Ali Shah.