Rampur State

Rampur State was a 15 gun-salute princely state of British India. It came into existence on 7 October 1774 as a result of a treaty with Oudh. Following independence in 1947, Rampur State and other princely states of the area, such as Benares and Tehri-Garwal were merged into the United Provinces. Rampur state had its capital in Rampur town and its total area was 945 sq miles.

History

The Rohilla War of 1774–5 began when the Rohillas reneged on a debt they owed the Nawab of Oudh for military assistance against the Marathas in 1772. The Rohillas were defeated and driven from their former capital of Bareilly by the Nawab of Oudh with the assistance of the East India Company's troops. The Rohilla State of Rampur was established by Nawab Faizullah Khan on 7 October 1774 in the presence of British Commander Colonel Champion, and remained a pliant state under British protection thereafter.

Faizullah Khan was a syed among the pashtuns and belonged to the syed people. His family migrated and settled in Hindustan (now India) during the Mughal Empire. The Pashtuns consisted of high ranking soldiers and administrative elites of the Mughal Empire. Rampur State was one of the important princely states in Hindustan.