RAMPUR 15 GUN
SALUTE 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. and population of state was 4.64,9142 in 1931.
The Rohilla War of
1774–5 began when the Rohillas reneged on a
debt they owed to the Nawab of Oudh for
military assistance against the Maratha Empire 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 lent by Warren Hastings.[3] 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.
Receipt
Stamps :--
Type- 22 :-
1940, Size 25 X 29 mm. ,Perf. 14 , medium wove paper.
One Anna, Pale Blue , Ref. # 221
Revenue
Stamps :--
Type- 25 :- 1943,
Size
18 X 22 mm. ,Perf. 14 , medium
wove paper. British India small revenue stamp of 1934-46 overprinted with
, “ RAMPUR / STATE”.
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