Shishgarh

Shishgarh lies in the northern plain near Bareilly, in the country known as Rohilkhand. During the eighteenth century Bareilly became a centre of the Rohilla Afghans, whose power extended over the surrounding region. In 1774 the combined forces of Awadh and the East India Company defeated the Rohilla leader Hafiz Rahmat Khan. Awadh acquired the region, and in 1801 the nawab ceded Bareilly and neighbouring territory to the Company.