United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was a province of India under the British Raj, which existed from 22 March 1902 to 1937; the official name was shortened by the Government of India Act 1935 to United Provinces (UP), by which the province had been commonly known, and by which name it was also a province of independent India until 1950.
| United Provinces of Agra and Oudh | |||||||||
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| Province of British India | |||||||||
| 1902–1937 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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Map of the United Provinces, c. 1909 | |||||||||
| Capital | Allahabad | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1902 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1937 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand | ||||||||
It corresponded approximately to the present-day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Uttarakhand. Allahabad served as the administrative headquarters and the capital of the province. Two years after the annexation of Oudh State in 1856, i.e. after 1858 and until 1902, the region had existed as North-Western Provinces and Oudh, Oudh being a Chief Commissionership.
Lucknow became its capital some time after 1921. Nainital was the summer capital of the province.