Editing Awadh (section)

== Etymology ==
The word ''Awadh'' is inherited from the [[Sanskrit]] word [[Ayodhya]] meaning "not to be warred against, irresistible".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mohamed nasr |url=http://archive.org/details/SubahOfAwadhUnderTheMughals15821724 |title=Subah Of Awadh Under The Mughals 1582 1724 |pages=1 |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 24, page 132 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_138.gif |access-date=20 June 2022 |website=dsal.uchicago.edu |archive-date=29 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629061359/http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_138.gif |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanskrit Dictionary |url=https://www.sanskritdictionary.com/?q=ayodhya |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229224756/https://www.sanskritdictionary.com/?q=ayodhya |url-status=live }}</ref>