alleryStart learning →What strategic role did Awadh serve for the Company after the Buxar settlement?
AA frontier buffer state
BA directly annexed province
CA French military protectorate
DA restored imperial capital
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A frontier buffer state
Awadh became a buffer state between Company-controlled territory and powers farther west.
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