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.

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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

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Ghulam Qadir associatedWith Rohilla community