Rohilla Afghan

E860898

Pashtun subgroup ethnic group

Rohilla Afghans are a Pashtun ethnic group historically settled in northern India, particularly in the Rohilkhand region, known for their military influence and role in 18th-century Indian politics.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rohilla Afghans	2
Rohilla Afghan chiefs	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Pashtun subgroup ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
alliedWith	British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Rohilla War NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPower	British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Maratha Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Nawab of Awadh NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictWith	Marathas NERFINISHED ⓘ Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula of Awadh NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalIdentity	Indo-Afghan NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalPractice	Pashtun tribal customs adapted to North Indian context ⓘ
demography	minority community in modern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
ethnicity	Pashtun NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnonym	Rohilla NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritage	Afghan origin with Indian acculturation ⓘ
historicalCapital	Bareilly NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfProminence	18th century ⓘ
historicalRegion	Northern India NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole	mercenary soldiers ⓘ regional rulers in Rohilkhand ⓘ
knownFor	establishing Rohilla states in Rohilkhand ⓘ military influence in northern India ⓘ role in 18th-century Indian politics ⓘ
language	Pashto ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ surface form: Urdu
laterPrincelyState	Rampur State NERFINISHED ⓘ
migrationOrigin	Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pashtun tribal areas NERFINISHED ⓘ
militarySpecialization	cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ
nameDerivedFrom	Rohilkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRuler	Ali Muhammad Khan Rohilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Hafiz Rahmat Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalStatus18thCentury	semi-independent rulers under nominal Mughal suzerainty ⓘ
politicalStructure	Rohilla chieftaincies ⓘ
primaryRegion	Rohilkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedGroup	Pathans of North India NERFINISHED ⓘ Yusufzai Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
religiousBranch	Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
settledIn	Bareilly region NERFINISHED ⓘ Rampur region NERFINISHED ⓘ Rohilkhand region NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialClassification	Muslim community of North India ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ghulam Qadir → ethnicity → Rohilla Afghan ⓘ

Durrani–Maratha War → hasParticipant → Rohilla Afghan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rohilla Afghans

Mahadaji Scindia → opponent → Rohilla Afghan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rohilla Afghans

Najib-ud-Daula → powerBase → Rohilla Afghan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rohilla Afghan chiefs