Rao Tula Ram

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Rao Tularam
Raja
Raja Rao Tula Ram.jpg
Rao Tula Ram on a 2001 stamp of India
Reign1838 -1857
PredecessorRao Puran Singh
Successor British Raj
Borncirca (1825-12-09)9 December 1825
Rampura, Rewari, Ahirwal, Punjab region
Died23 September 1863(1863-09-23) (aged 37)
Kabul, Afghanistan
FatherRao Puran Singh
MotherRani Gyan Kaur

Rao Tularam Singh (circa 9 December 1825 – 23 September 1863) was a King or chieftain of Rewari. [1] He was one of the leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857 in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero. [2]

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Personal life

He was born on 9 December 1825 in Rampura suburb of Rewari in an Ahir family to Puran Singh and Gyan Kaur. He was young when his father died. [3] [4]

Reign

Indian Rebellion of 1857

Initial success

On 17 May 1857 he along with his cousin, Rao Gopal Dev, and four to five hundred followers, deposed the local tehsildar and occupied Rewari. He raised a force of about 5000 soldiers and set up a workshop for manufacturing the guns and other ammunition. Rao Tula Ram helped Emperor Bahadur Shah and other rebel forces who were waging war against British in Delhi. He sent Rs 45000/- through General Bakht Khan, ten days before the fall of Delhi and supplied large quantities of necessary commodities and supplied two thousand sacks of wheat.[ citation needed ]

The battle

Rao's forces, which were led by his cousin Rao Kirshan Singh, fought against the British on 16 November 1857 in the field of Nasibpur on outskirts of Narnaul. The first charge of Rao Tularam's forces was irresistible and the British forces scattered before them; several British officers were killed or wounded. [5]

The British successfully retaliated and after the battle of Narnaul Rao Tularam moved in to Rajasthan and joined the force of Tantia Tope for one year but the forces of the Tantia Tope were defeated by British forces in the battle of Sikar in Rajasthan. After which Rao Tularam left India to seek help from the Shah of Iran (also see Anglo-Persian War from November 1856 to April 1857), Dost Mohammad Khan ruler of Emirate of Afghanistan (also see First Anglo-Afghan War from 1838 to 42) and Alexander II Emperor of All Russia against British colonial empire. Rao Tularam's estates were confiscated by the British in 1859, though proprietary rights of his two wives were retained. In 1877, his title was restored to his son Rao Yudhister Singh, who was made head of the Ahirwal area. [6]

Death

On 23 September 1863, he died in Kabul in Afghanistan at the age of 38 due to an infection that spread throughout his body. [6]

Legacy

A statue of Rao Tularam in Jhajjar Rao Tula Ram Chowk.jpg
A statue of Rao Tularam in Jhajjar

The Government of India issued a postage stamp on 23 September 2001 featuring Rao Tularam.[ citation needed ]

Martyr's fair

A two-day Shahidi mela (martyr's fair) is held annually in September at Rampura suburb of Rewari city to commemorate the death anniversary of Rao Tularam. [7]

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Citations

  1. ↑ Sehgal, Vineeta (17 October 2022). 1857 Augarnath Temple Meerut Beginning of India's Freedom Fight. Blue Rose Publishers.
  2. ↑ "Republic Day Celebrations". The Tribune . 28 January 2008.
  3. ↑ Proceedings. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. 1999. ISBN   978-81-7380-651-3.
  4. ↑ महान योद्धा थे राव तुलाराम, अंग्रेजों से आखिरी सांस तक लड़े : अजीत सिंह, Dainik Bhskar, 10 Dec 2018.
  5. ↑ Prakash, Buddha (1967). Glimpses of Haryana. University of Kurukshetra. p. 110.
  6. 1 2 Punjabi University (2001). "The Panjab Past and Present, Volume 32". Punjab (India). Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University, Original from the University of Michigan. pp. 76, 77, 78. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Upadhyay, R. K. (1996). Widowed and Deserted Women in Indian Society. India. Dept. of Women and Child Development & Harnam Publications. p. 71. ISBN   9788185247113.
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