Rohilla War

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The Rohilla War was an 18th-century conflict in northern India in which the British East India Company and the Nawab of Awadh defeated the Rohilla Afghan chiefs, leading to the annexation of Rohilkhand.

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Label Occurrences
Rohilla War canonical 2
First Rohilla War 1
Rohilla War (1774–1775) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century conflict
war
ally British East India Company
Nawab Wazir of Awadh
surface form: Nawab of Awadh
belligerent British East India Company
Nawab Wazir of Awadh
surface form: Nawab of Awadh

Pashtuns
surface form: Rohilla Afghans
cause Nawab of Awadh’s desire to control Rohilkhand
dispute over payment for Maratha protection
commandedBy Hafiz Rahmat Khan
Shuja-ud-Daula
Warren Hastings
conflictType military conflict
describedAs controversial alliance between the British East India Company and Awadh
describedIn British parliamentary debates on Warren Hastings
endTime 1774
followedBy consolidation of Awadh control over Rohilkhand
hasConsequence decline of Rohilla political power in Rohilkhand
displacement of Rohilla population
strengthening of British political leverage over Awadh
hasParticipant British East India Company
Nawab Wazir of Awadh
surface form: Nawab of Awadh

Pashtuns
surface form: Rohilla Afghans

Rohilla chiefs
historicalPeriod Company rule in India (early phase)
late Mughal period
involvedEthnicGroup Afghan
surface form: Afghans in India

Pashtuns
surface form: Rohilla Afghans
languageOfPrimarySources English
Persian
locatedIn Rohilkhand
northern India
opponent Pashtuns
surface form: Rohilla Afghans
partOf Anglo-Indian wars
history of India
primaryTheaterOfWar Rohilkhand
relatedTo Maratha–Mughal relations
surface form: Maratha incursions in northern India

impeachment of Warren Hastings
political expansion of Awadh
result annexation of Rohilkhand by Awadh
defeat of the Rohilla Afghan chiefs
extension of Awadh territory
increased British influence in northern India
significantBattle Battle of Miranpur Katra
significantEvent death of Hafiz Rahmat Khan
startTime 1773

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Rohilkhand historicalEvent Rohilla War
Warren Hastings conflict Rohilla War
this entity surface form: First Rohilla War
Rohilla chiefs involvedInEvent Rohilla War
this entity surface form: Rohilla War (1774–1775)
Rohilla conflict Rohilla War