Safed Baradari

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Safed Baradari
सफ़ेद बारादरी
سفید بارادری
Alternative namesQaiser Bagh Baradari
General information
LocationQaisar Bagh
Town or cityLucknow
CountryIndia
Completed1854
OwnerBritish India Association of Oudh
Technical details
Floor count1

The Safed Baradari (

Urdu: سفید بارادری) (literally 'white palace'), is a white marbled building in Lucknow[1] Uttar Pradesh, India
.

History

It was built by

Imam Hussain and his followers at Karbala.[2]

After the annexation of Awadh in 1856, the Baradari was used by the British to hold court for petitions and claims by the officers and nobles of the deposed King's reign and his relatives. Later (around 1923) it was handed over, as a gesture of appreciation for their submission and loyalty to the Queen of the British Empire, to the Taluqadars of Awadh[3] for their 'Anjuman' (association) which was renamed as the British India Association of Oudh. The Baradari continues to be in their possession and control.

Interior

The main hall of the Baradari has two marble statues of the Maharajas, Man Singh and Digvijay Singh of Balrampur, the founders of the association.

James John Digges La Touche, Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Overview of Safed Baradari". maps.google.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Safed Baradari". Lucknow.me. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. ISBN 8170185734
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  4. ^ "History of Safed Baradari". Lucknow.me. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Palace of mourning". Hindustan Times, City Scan, A Time in History. 29 April 1998.
  6. ^ "Court News". The Times. No. 36863. London. 3 September 1902. p. 7.

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