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The Rohilla Pathans (, , ), or Rohilla Afghan, is a community of Urdu-speaking people of Pashtun ethnicity, historically found in Rohilkhand, a region in the state of Uttar Pradesh, North India. It forms the largest Pashtun diaspora community in India, and has given its name to the Rohilkhand region. Historically, the terms Pashtun and Afghan were synonymous, but the present-day Indian constitution does not recognize Pathan (the term used by those east of the Indus for Pashtuns) as being synonymous with Afghan.
The Rohilla Pathans are found all over Uttar Pradesh, but are more concentrated in the Rohilkhand regions of Bareilly, Shahjahanpur and Rampur district. Some members of the Rohilla migrated to Pakistan and settled in Karachi after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. Today they make up 30-35% of the Muhajir community of Sindh. Smaller scattered populations of Rohillas of Afghan descent can be found in Burma and the South American countries of Suriname and Guyana.
Usage examples of "rohilla".
Operations commenced in April, and Colonel Champion gained a great victory over the Rohilla chiefs, on the side of Babul Nulla, which placed the whole country at the mercy of the conquerors.
Colonel Champion with reference to the captive family of Hafez Ramet, one of the Rohilla chiefs.
Soon after this Rohilla war was concluded, the new constitution, as framed by parliament, came into operation.
This language was as unjustifiable as the Rohilla war, for Hastings had not profited in the least by his connexion with the nabob, and was at the time, in fact, a poorer man than when he quitted his inferior employment at Madras: he had sought money, it is true, but it was for the company, and not for himself.
Fyzoola Khan, the last of the great Rohilla chiefs that remained in Rohilcund, under pretence that by his independence he caused alarm to Asoff-ul-Dowla.
June, Burke brought forward the first charge, that of the Rohilla war.
Warren Hastings with high crimes and misdemeanors, on the matter of the Rohilla war was negatived by a majority of one hundred and nineteen, to sixty-seven.
While the Rohilla charge was pending, a packet arrived from India, which brought Hastings a diamond of great size and value, as a present from the Nizam of the Decean, who had acted a neutral part during the last war in the Carnatic, but who, as the company were victorious, was now anxious for British friendship.
The affair relative to Fyzoola Khan, the Rohilla chief, who retained possession of Rampore in Rohilicund, was brought forward on the 22nd of March, by Mr.
The present had been delivered the previous morning by the fierce Rohilla guards.
Huge carved wooden doors set in high walls marked the entrance to the seraglio guarded by the fierce Rohilla guards.
Begum agreed, provided that Helen always accompanied the princess, who must wear a veil and the women would have to be escorted by an armed Rohilla guard.
Helen found herself riding occasionally with an excited Princess Muna and a fearsome Rohilla guard, the latter carrying a carbine and ammunition belt and the curved talwar.
God, you have not formed a romantic attachment to that young Rohilla guard who accompanies us on our rides?
Muna fled Stop Rohilla guard also missing Stop Villagers report two riders answering their description seen making for mountains Stop Search party following Stop Prince Hassan.