Rohilla dynasty

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The Rohilla dynasty was a Pashtun ruling family that established and governed the princely state of Rampur in northern India following the decline of Mughal power.

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Label Occurrences
Rohilla dynasty canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pashtun dynasty ⓘ
ruling dynasty ⓘ
allyOf British East India Company ⓘ
associatedWithConflict Rohilla War ⓘ
capital Rampur ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalInfluence Indo-Persian culture in Rohilkhand ⓘ
development of Urdu literature in Rampur ⓘ
dynasticTitle Nawab of Rampur ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Pashtun ⓘ
linked to: Pashtuns
foundedAfter decline of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
hasRulingHouse House of Rohilla ⓘ
historicalEra British Raj period ⓘ
linked to: British India

Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
historicalSignificance one of the last Pashtun-ruled states in North India ⓘ
knownFor Pashtun military tradition ⓘ
establishing the princely state of Rampur ⓘ
patronage of Persianate culture ⓘ
language Pashto ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
locatedInPresentDay India ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
maintainedAutonomy internal administration of Rampur ⓘ
namedAfter Rohilla Afghans ⓘ
linked to: Rohilla Afghan
notableGroup Rohillas ⓘ
partOf Rohilkhand region ⓘ
linked to: Rohilkhand
patronized Islamic scholarship ⓘ
Persian literature ⓘ
music and arts at Rampur court ⓘ
politicalStatusUnderBritish princely state ⓘ
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy ⓘ
predecessor Mughal Empire influence in Rohilkhand ⓘ
region Northern India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
relatedDynasty Durrani dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Durrani
relatedEthnicGroup Yusufzai Pashtuns ⓘ
linked to: Pashtuns
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
ruled Princely State of Rampur ⓘ
linked to: Rampur State

Rampur State ⓘ
rulingClass Pashtun nobility ⓘ
socialBase Rohilla Afghan community ⓘ
subgroupOf Afghan dynasties in India ⓘ
successorState Rampur State ⓘ
territoryType princely state within British India ⓘ
usedTitle Nawab ⓘ
vassalOf British Crown ⓘ

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

Rampur → formerRulingHouse → Rohilla dynasty ⓘ
Rampur State → rulingDynasty → Rohilla dynasty ⓘ