Rohilla

The Rohilla people are of Afghan descent who settled in the Rohilkhand region of northern India during the early 18th century, a period marked by the decline of the Mughal Empire. They established control over Rohilkhand.12

In 1774, the Rohilla War occurred, during which Warren Hastings, the British governor-general of Bengal, aided the nawab of Oudh in defeating the Rohillas by providing troops from the East India Company. This intervention was partly motivated by a desire to strengthen Oudh as a buffer against the Marathas. Hastings's critics accused him of mercenary actions and condoning atrocities, though he was later vindicated by Parliament.2