Rohilkhand

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historical region region of India

Rohilkhand is a historical region in northern India, located in present-day Uttar Pradesh, known for its Rohilla Afghan heritage and fertile Gangetic plains.

Aliases (2)

Rohilkhand region ×3
Rohillas ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical region → region of India →
administrativeDivisionContains	Bareilly district → Budaun district → Jyotiba Phule Nagar district → Moradabad district → Pilibhit district → Rampur district → Sambhal district → Shahjahanpur district →
borderedBy	Awadh → Doab → Kumaon →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	India →
crop	pulses → rice → sugarcane → wheat →
economicActivity	agriculture →
ethnicHeritage	Afghan →
hasUniversity	Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University →
historicalEra	18th century → Mughal period →
historicalEvent	Rohilla War →
historicalPeople	Rohillas →
historicalRuler	Rohilla chiefs →
knownFor	Rohilla Afghan heritage → fertile agricultural land →
language	Hindi → Rohilkhandi dialects → Urdu →
laterRuler	British East India Company → Nawab of Awadh →
locatedIn	Uttar Pradesh → northern India →
majorCity	Bareilly → Budaun → Moradabad → Pilibhit → Rampur → Shahjahanpur →
namedAfter	Rohilla Afghans →
partOf	Gangetic plain →
regionOf	Uttar Pradesh →
religion	Hinduism → Islam →
riverBasin	Ganges → Ramganga →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
North-Western Provinces ("Rohilkhand region") → United Provinces of Agra and Oudh →	contains
Northern India → Uttar Pradesh →	hasCulturalRegion
United Provinces →	containsRegion
Rohilkhand ("Rohillas") →	historicalPeople
Bareilly →	historicalRegion
Bareilly ("Rohilkhand region") →	partOf
Moradabad →	region
Bareilly ("Rohilkhand region") →	transportHubFor