Rohilla

This article is about a community in Uttar Pradesh. For the steamship, see SS Rohilla. For the 18th century dynasty in Rohilkhand, see Rohilla dynasty.

Rohilla
18th Century Portrait of North Indian Rohilla Pashtun Recruit
Total population
369,582 (2011), 2,000,000 to 7,200,000 (ancestry)
Regions with significant populations
India (Rohilkhand), Pakistan (Karachi)
Languages
Urdu • Hindustani • Pashto
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Pathans of Uttar Pradesh, Urdu-speaking people, other Pashtun tribes

Rohillas are a community of Pashtun heritage, historically found in Rohilkhand, a region in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It forms the largest Pashtun diaspora community in India, and has given its name to the Rohilkhand region. The Rohilla military chiefs settled in this region of northern India in the 1720s, the first of whom was Ali Mohammed Khan.

The Rohillas are found all over Uttar Pradesh, but are more concentrated in the Rohilkhand regions of Bareilly and Moradabad divisions. After the 1947 Partition of India, many of the Rohillas migrated to Karachi, Pakistan as a part of the Muhajir community.


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