The Rohilla, part of the Pathan community, form one of the ethnic groups of Uttar Pradesh and are found throughout the state, with settlements in the cities of Rampur, Bareilly, and Shahjahanpur in Rohilkhand, being the densest in Rampur, the seat of the Royal House of Rampur. The Rohillas are known for their rich cuisine.

The Rohilla dynasty was a dynasty that ruled over much of northwestern Uttar Pradesh, initially as the Kingdom of Rohilkhand and later as the Princely State of Rampur. [2] [3] At the height of their power, the dynasty ruled over Rohilkhand, and held suzerainty over the kingdoms of Kumaon and Garhwhal. [4] [5] [6] [7]

The First Rohilla War of 1773–1774 was a punitive campaign by Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh on the behalf of Mughal Emperor, against the Rohillas, Indian descendants of Afghan highlanders settled in Rohilkhand, [1] northern India.

Rohilla War, (1774), in the history of India, the conflict in which Warren Hastings, British governor-general of Bengal, helped the nawab of Oudh (Ayodhya) defeat the Rohillas by lending a brigade of the East India Company’s troops.

The Rohilla Rajputs, after their downfall had no other alternative but to take to agriculture or handycrafts, and this led to their being formed into a separate community. The proud Rajputs owning land and occupying a higher social position have always looked upon agriculture as …

Jan 17, 2015 · The Rohilla War took place in the year 1774 AD and was considered a major conflict in the history of India between the Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh and the Rohillas.

Dec 23, 2024 · The Rohilla War occurred in the mid-18th century when the Nawab of Oudh, Shuja-ud-Daula, sought to annex Rohilkhand. The Rohillas, unable to repay debts, faced military action from Oudh and the British East India Company.

The meaning of ROHILLA is a member of an Afghan people settling in the district of Rohilkhand in northern India early in the 18th century.

The Kingdom of Rohilkhand was a late modern Indian kingdom under nominal Mughal suzerainty, that rose under the declining Mughal Empire in 1721 and continued to exist until 1774 when it was defeated by Oudh. The British transformed its significantly reduced borders into …

Free translation (with additions by the translator): An historical relation of the origin, progress, and final dissolution of the government of the Rohilla Afghans in the Northern provinces of Hindostan.