Lucknow was the capital of the Kingdom of Awadh until 1858
Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, constructed the Kaiser Bagh Palaces of Lucknow in the 1850s. Some 8 million rupees were spent on their construction. A large part of the Kaiser Bagh was destroyed by the British during and after the 1857 uprising. Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, constructed the Kaiser Bagh Palaces of Lucknow in the 1850s. Some 8 million rupees were spent on their construction. A large part of the Kaiser Bagh was destroyed by the British during and after the 1857 uprising.