The Arabic title al-Dawla (الدولة, often rendered ad-Dawla, ad-Daulah, ud-Daulah, Dahola, etc., meaning "dynasty" or "state"), appears in many honorific and regnal titles in the Islamic world.
Bara Imambara means a big place of worship. It is also called Asfi Imambara after the name of Asaf-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Lucknow, who built it in the year 1783.
