Rampur State
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Rampur State was a 15 gun-salute princely state of British India. Following the Rohilla defeat in the First Rohilla War, the British would establish the state, and install Faizullah Khan as its first
Khusru Bagh Palace of Rampur
Nawab Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur of Rampur, r. 1865–87.
Imambara, Fort of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, c. 1911.
Sir Kalb Ali Khan, Nawab of Rampur (1832–1887).
Faizullah Khan
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Nawab Faizullah Ali Khan became the first Nawab of Rampur. Following the defeat of the Rohillas in the First Rohilla War, Faizullah, the only surviving heir of Nawab Ali Mohammed Khan and opponent of
Rampur State
…gun-salute princely state of British India. Following the Rohilla defeat in the First Rohilla War, the British would establish the state, and install Faizullah Khan as its first Nawab. The state's capital was Rampur, and its total area was 945 sq miles. Following independence in 1947, Rampur State acceded to India…
Silver Rupee from the Kingdom of Rohilkhand, minted in Qasba Panipat during the tenure of Faizullah Khan, struck in the name of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II, with having "saya-e-fazle elah" couplet, Swastika and Parasol marks.
The Raza Library, established by Faizullah Khan and maintained by his successors. The Indian government took it over in 1975.
Black and White Portrait of Faizullah Khan