Place · Rohilkhand capital · India
Bareilly
Also known as Bareli, Bareilly city
The historic city of Bareilly in Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh, 265 kilometres from New Delhi — the capital of the 18-century Rohilla Afghan state. The Rohilla Afghan Hafiz Rahmat Khan established his capital here in 1748; the 1774 First Rohilla War (allied Nawabi Awadh and the British East India Company against the Rohillas) ended Rohilla rule after the Battle of Miranpur Katra. Bareilly became an important British garrison and the headquarters of the 1857 uprising's Rohilkhand sector under Khan Bahadur Khan (grandson of Hafiz Rahmat Khan). The city is the headquarters of the Barelvi Sunni Islamic school founded by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856-1921), with the Dargah Ala Hazrat anchoring the Barelvi movement globally. The Barelvi Islamic tradition claims about 200 million adherents worldwide.
- Function
- Religious institution & practice
- Patron dynasty
- Rohilla · British Raj · Indian Union
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 28.367, 79.430
Connections (1)
- CampaignDelhi
The Rohilla Afghan state at Bareilly (1748-1774) was the main Afghan political power in the North Indian doab after the 1737 Nadir Shah invasion and the 1761 Third Battle of Panipat. The Rohillas under Hafiz Rahmat Khan held territory from Delhi's outskirts to the Himalayan foothills until the 1774 First Rohilla War (allied Nawabi Awadh and British EIC against the Rohillas) ended Rohilla independence at the Battle of Miranpur Katra. The 1857 Rohilkhand uprising at Bareilly under Khan Bahadur Khan was a major theatre of the 1857 revolt.
Sources
Standard reference; district gazetteer and Wikipedia.
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