Rohilla community
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The Rohilla community is a historically significant Pashtun group that settled in northern India, particularly in Rohilkhand, and became known for its influential warrior and ruling elites during the 18th century.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pashtun community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| alliedWith | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Rohilla Afghans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rohilla Pathans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Rohilla War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| center |
Badaun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bareilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilibhit NERFINISHED ⓘ Rampur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Maratha Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Nawab of Awadh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | Indo-Pashtun culture in Rohilkhand ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | Pashtunwali (adapted) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographics |
concentrated in Uttar Pradesh
ⓘ
presence in Karachi ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Pashtun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Afghan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Rohilla Afghans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rohilla Pathans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPolity |
Rohilla chieftaincies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rohilla states in Rohilkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Rohilkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
mercenary soldiers in North India
ⓘ
ruling elite in Rohilkhand ⓘ |
| knownFor |
18th-century regional rule
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ warrior tradition ⓘ |
| languageShift | from Pashto to Urdu/Hindustani (in India) ⓘ |
| migrationRoute | Afghanistan to North India ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Roh (mountainous Afghan region) ⓘ |
| partOf | Pashtun diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Hindustani
ⓘ
Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settledIn |
Rohilkhand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern India ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
landed elite (historically)
ⓘ
martial community ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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