As late as 1815, Pashto was spoken in Rampur (U.P, India).
Mountstuart Elphinstone writes in 1815 : "The residence of the Nabob (Nawab) is at Rampur, the manner of which place still resemble those of the Berdooraunees (Bar-Durranis). Pushtoo is the principle language, and one
Mountstuart Elphinstone writes in 1815 : "The residence of the Nabob (Nawab) is at Rampur, the manner of which place still resemble those of the Berdooraunees (Bar-Durranis). Pushtoo is the principle language, and one
sees in the square before the Nabob's place, fair, strong, and handsome young men, sitting or lounging on beds, with that air of idleness and independence which distinguishes the Eusofzyes (Yousafzais)." ["Account of the kingdom of Caubul", p-351)].
The above painting is of a Rohilla Pashtun, Northern India, 1821-1822. The David Collection. An inscription on the back identifies him as a member of the Barech tribe.
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The name Bar-Durrani ("bar" means upper) was bestowed by Ahmad Shah Abdali upon the Yousafzais, Ghoria Khels, Khattaks and some other eastern Pashtun tribes.
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