Rohilkhand (today Bareilly, Moradabad, Badaun and Rampur) is a region in the northwestern part of Uttar Pradesh, India, that is centered on the Bareilly and Moradabad divisions. It is part of the upper Ganges Plain, and is named after the Rohilla. The region was called Madhyadesh and Panchala in the Sanskrit epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. During the colonial era in India, the region was governed by the Royal House of Rampur.

The Rohilla Afghan leader Daud Khan led the settlement in the Katehar region in northern India under orders of the Mogul emperor Aurangzeb (ruled 1658–1707) to suppress the Katheria Rajput uprisings. Rajput’s first king was Raja Ram Singh Katheria. These katheriya Rajputs contained 18 clans of Rajput Vansh, including the Chauhan, Rathore, Gehlot, Sisodia, Nikumbh, and Pundir. Originally, some 20,000 soldiers from various Pashtun tribes (Yusafzai, Ghori, Osmani, Ghilzai, Barech, Marwat, Tareen, Kakar, Naghar, Afridi and Khattak) were hired as soldiers by the Mughals. Aurangzeb was impressed with their performance and an additional force of 25,000 Pashtuns was recruited from modern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan and were given respected positions in the Mogul Army. Most Pashtuns settled in the Katehar region and brought their families from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan. During Nadir Shah’s invasion of northern India in 1739, led by the general Ahmed Shah Abdali, a new wave of Pashtuns increased the population to over 1,000,000. Due to the large settlement of Rohilla Afghans, the Katehar region became known as Rohilkhand. Bareilly was made the capital of the Rohilkhand state and it became Pashtun majority city with Gali Nawaban as the main royal street. Other important cities were Moradabad, Rampur, Shahjahanpur, and Badaun.

In 1752, the Maratha were asked by Safdarjung, the Nawab of Oudh, to help him defeat Pashtun Rohilla. The Maratha forces and Awadh forces besieged the Rohillas, who had sought refuge in Kumaon, but had to retreat when Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India.

After the Third Battle of Panipat, thousands of Pashtun and Baloch soldiers settled in northern India. These diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic groups merged over time to form the Urdu-speaking Muslims of South Asia.

During the Capture of Delhi (1771), Marathas defeated Rohilla chieftain Zabita Khan. After taking control of Delhi, the Marathas sent a large army in 1772 to punish Afghan Rohillas for their involvement in Panipat. They desecrated the grave of Rohilla chieftan Najib ad-Dawla and captured Najibabad.[8] With the fleeing of the Rohillas, the rest of the country was burnt, with the exception of the city of Amroha, which was defended by some thousands of Amrohi Sayyid tribes. The Rohillas who could offer no resistance fled to the Terai region. Though the Marathas left Rohilkhand hastily due to the arrival of the monsoon, which was difficult for their armies, their threat forced the Rohillas to seek an alliance with the Nawabs of Awadh.

In the presence of Robert Barker, the commander of the British East India company troops at Awadh, a treaty was signed between Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula and Hafiz Rahmat Khan on 15th June 1772, which ensured the safety of Rohilkhand by Awadh and its British allies from the Marathas in exchange for Rs 40 lakh. The families of the Rohilla chiefs imprisoned by the Marathas were also released, through the intervention of the Nawab.

In 1773, the Marathas once again crossed the Ganges at Ramghat in Badaun, and advanced towards Rohilkhand. The Nawab of Awadh with his British allies came to the aid of the Rohillas and the Marathas were forced to retreat. The Nawab of Awadh now demanded the payment that had been promised for his help. But Hafiz Rahmat Khan refused by sending letters to the Nawab and the British, pleading his inability to pay due to internal strife and discontent among his dependent chiefs.

This led to the First Rohilla War. Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula’s troops, supported by British troops, invaded Rohilkhand. Hafiz Rahmat Khan was killed in the ensuing Battle of Miranpur Katra in 1774.

Rohilkhand fell to Awadh, and was plundered and occupied. The majority of the Rohillas left. They fled across the Ganges in numbers, to start a guerrilla war; or emigrated. A Rohilla state under British protection was set up in Rampur. Faizullah Khan managed to become the nawab of the newly created Rampur State.

The whole of Rohilkhand (including Pilibhit and Shahjanpur) was surrendered by Saadat Ali Khan II to the East India Company by the treaty of 10 November 1801.

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Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee ; 1183 AH / RY 11 Mint : Bisauli ( Full Mint )

6,000.00 INDK247/24

Independent Kingdom – Rohilkhand Nasrullah Khan, Very Rare Silver Rupee, Weight : 11.23 Grams Mint : Nasrullanagar ( Full Mint ) ,INO Shah Alam II, (KM 106).

7,500.00 INDK250/24

Independent Kingdom ; Hafiz Rahmat Khan, Rare Silver Rupee, Anwala (Anola) Mint, in the name of Shah Alam II, RY 12,

4,800.00 INDK249/24

Independent Kingdom ; Rohilkhand Najib-ud-Daulah, Silver Rupee, Najibabad Mint, INO Alamgir II, RY 4 ; Scarce.

3,600.00 INDK251/24

Independent Kingdom – Rohilkhand Nasrullah Khan, Very Rare Silver Rupee,Mint : Nasrullanagar ( Full Mint )

7,500.00 INDK260/24

Independent Kingdom ; Rohilkhand Hafiz Rahmat Khan, Silver Rupee, Anwala (Anola) Mint

5,500.00 INDK259/24

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee Mint : Bisauli

6,500.00 INDK91/21

Independent Kingdom ; Rohila ; INO Shah Alam II Mint : Muradabad ; RY 2 ; Silver Rupee

2,000.00 INDK9/23

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; Inayat Khan (AH 1176-1184 ) RARE Silver Rupee, AH 118/7, Mint : Itawa ;INO Shah Alam II,

8,000.00 INDK75/20

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand Hafiz Rehmat Khan (1754-1774 AD), Silver Rupee, Mint : Bareli ,INO Shah Alam II, AH 1184/12, 11.21 Grams With complete mint name (KM 32).

3,000.00 INDK71/19

Independent Kingdom ; Rohilkhand ; INO Shah Alam II Mint : Muhammadnagar Tanda ( FULL MINT ) , RARE Silver Rupee, 1185 AH ; RY 12

6,000.00 INDK69/19

Independent Kingdom – Rohilkhand ; INO Shah Alam II Mint : Muhammadnagar Tanda ( FULL MINT ) ,

6,000.00 INDK68/19

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee, Faizullah Khan (AH 1167-1208, 1754-1794 AD),

4,600.00 INDK46/20

INDEPENDENT KINGDOMS – DURRANI Ahmed Shah Durrani (AH 1160-1186, 1747-1772 AD), Silver Rupee

14,000.00 INDK36/23

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee, Faizullah Khan (AH 1167-1208, 1754-1794 AD), Mint : Mustafabad (Rampur) ,INO Shah Alam II,

4,500.00 INDK28/23

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand; Nasrullah Khan, Rare Silver Rupee, RY 11 Mint : Nasrullanagar

4,600.00 INDK26/23

Independent Kingdoms, Rohilkhand, INO Shah Alam II (AH 1174-1221, 1759-1806 AD), Copper Paisa,

2,500.00 INDK227/24

Independent Kingdom ; Rohilkhand ; Hafiz Rahmat Khan (AH 1167-1188; 1754-1774 AD), Silver Rupee, Muradabad Mint,

1,800.00 INDK200/23

Independent Kingdom ; Rohilkhand ; Hafiz Rahmat Khan (AH 1167-1188; 1754-1774 AD), Silver Rupee, Muradabad Mint

1,500.00 INDK196/23

Independent Kingdom ; Ahmad Shah Durrani ; Silver Rupee ; Mint : Anwala (Full Mint ) ; RY 14

2,000.00 INDK195/22

Independent Kingdom ; Ahmad Shah Durrani Silver Rupee Mint : Anwala ; 1173 AH / RY 14

2,000.00 INDK175/22

Independent Kingdom ; Rohila ; INO Shah Alam II Mint : Muradabad ( Full Mint ) ; RY 2 ; Silver Rupee

2,300.00 INDK174/22

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee, Faizullah Khan (AH 1167-1208, 1754-1794 AD)

4,500.00 INDK173/22

Rohilkhand ; Inayat Khan (AH 1176-1184, 1762-1771 AD), Silver Rupee, 11.23g, Itawa Mint,

8,000.00 INDK165/22

Independent Kingdom; Hafiz Rahmat Khan, Silver Rupee, Anwala (Anola) Mint

5,400.00 INDK148/22

Independent Kingdom – Rohilkhand ; INO Shah Alam II Mint : Muhammadnagar Tanda , RY 12

4,000.00 INDK147/21

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee, Faizullah Khan

4,600.00 INDK146/22

Independent Kingdom – Rohilkhand ; INO Shah Alam II Mint : Muhammadnagar Tanda ( FULL MINT ) , RY 12

4,500.00 INDK144/21

Ahmad Shah Durrani Silver Rupee Mint : Anwala ; 1173 AH / RY 14 Note : Reverse has a ” Sword” symbol below

2,600.00 INDK13/23

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee, Faizullah Khan (AH 1167-1208, 1754-1794 AD), 11.23g, Weight : Mustafabad (Rampur) ,INO Shah Alam II, AH 1184/12

3,800.00 INDK121/21

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand Hafiz Rahmat Khan, Silver Rupee ; INO Alamgir II Mint : Muradabad ( FULL MINT ) ; AH 116X/4

2,200.00 INDK11/23

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee Mint : Bisauli

6,500.00 INDK108/20

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; INO Shah Alam II Mint : Anwala, Silver Rupee, 11.27 Grams , AH 1176/ 4,

2,500.00 INDK105/21

Ahmad Shah Durrani Silver Rupee Mint : Anwala ; RY 14

2,200.00 INDK10/20

Independent Kingdom – Rohilkhand ; INO Shah Alam II **Mint : **Muhammadnagar Tanda , RARE Silver Rupee,

4,000.00 INDK1/21

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee ; Faizullah Khan ;Mint : Mustafabad (Rampur)

Independent Kingdom – Rohilkhand ; INO Shah Alam II ;Mint : Muhammadnagar Tanda ( FULL MINT ) , RARE Silver Rupee, Weight : 11.32 Grams , RY 12

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; Nasrullah Khan, Very Rare Silver Rupee, 11.15 Grams Mint : Nasrullanagar ,INO Shah Alam II, (KM 106).

Independent Kingdom ; Rohilkhand Faizullah Khan;Mint : Qasbah Panipat ;Silver Rupee

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee ; Mint : Bisauli ,

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee, Mint : Mustafabad (Rampur) ,INO Shah Alam II,

Independent Kingdom ; Rohilkhand Kingdom, Mint : Nasrullanagar ; Silver Rupee,RY 12

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee Mint : Bisauli , Weight : 11.16 Grams, AH 1183/10.

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; INO Alamgir II Hafiz Rahmat Khan (AH 1167-1188, 1754-1774 AD), Mint : Muradabad ( FULL MINT ) ;1171 AH RY 5

Independent Kingdom ; Rohilkhand Kingdom, Mint : Nasrullanagar ; Silver Rupee, AH 1187/ 12 RY, In the name of Shah Alam II, Obv: “saya-e-fazle elah” couplet, Rev: sana julus and zarb on top, Weight : 11.32 Grams ; Unlisted Type, Rare.

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee ; Mint : Bisauli

Independent Kingdom ; Rohilkhand; Faizullah Khan (AH 1167-1208, 1754-1794 AD), RY 25 Mint : Qasbah Panipat ;Silver Rupee,

Independent Kingdom ; Rohilkhand; Najib-ud-Daulah, Silver Rupee, 11.23g, Najibabad Mint, in the name of Alamgir II, RY 5 ; Scarce.

Durrani ; Ahmad Shah Durrani Silver Rupee Mint : Anwala ; RY 14 ; 1137 AH Note : Reverse has a ” SWORD ” symbol .after mint “Anwala”

INDK27/19

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee Mint : Bisauli , Weirare silver rupeght : 11.16 Grams, Note : In the name of Shah Alam II, AH 1183/10.

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; INO Shah Alam II Mint : Anwala, Silver Rupee, 11.17 Grams , AH 1175/ 3,

Independent Kingdom ; Rohilkhand ; Faizullah Khan (AH 1167-1208, 1754-1794 AD), Silver Rupee, Weight : 11.01 Grams

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee, Faizullah Khan (AH 1167-1208, 1754-1794 AD), Mint : Mustafabad (Rampur) ,INO Shah Alam II,

Independent Kingdom – Rohilkhand ; INO Shah Alam II Mint : Muhammadnagar Tanda , RARE Silver Rupee,

Ahmad Shah Durrani Silver Rupee Mint : Anwala (Full Mint ) ; RY 14

INDK12/23

Independent Kingdom – Rohilkhand ; INO Shah Alam II Mint : Muhammadnagar Tanda ( FULL MINT ) ,

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; Silver Rupee, Faizullah Khan; Mint:Mustafabad (Rampur) ,INO Shah Alam II,

Independent Kingdoms – Rohilkhand ; RARE Silver Rupee Mint : Bisauli (FULL MINT )