The correct answer is option 2, Wajid Ali Shah. When Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856, Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of Awadh. Awadh, also known as Oudh, was a princely state in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India. The annexation of Awadh was a controversial move by the British East India Company, as it was done under the Doctrine of Lapse, which allowed them to take control of states with no male heir. Wajid Ali Shah was known for his patronage of arts and culture and was a poet and a musician himself. The annexation of Awadh had significant social and political consequences for the region and furthered the discontent against British rule in India.