Rao Tularam Singh (Aged 38) was born on December 9, 1825, in Rampura, Punjab, India. Rampura was a suburb of Rewari in an Ahir family to Puran Singh and Gyan Kaur. Unfortunately, he was young when his father died. He was a Yaduvanshi Ahir King or chieftain of Rewari. Rao Tularam Singh was one of the key leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Haryana and is considered a state hero there.
On May 17, 1857, he along with his cousin, Rao Gopal Dev, and around 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 guns and other ammunition. Rao Tula Ram helped Emperor Bahadur Shah and other rebel forces who were fighting against the British in Delhi. He sent Rs. 45,000/- through General Bakht Khan ten days before the fall of Delhi and supplied large quantities of necessary commodities and two thousand sacks of wheat.
Rao’s forces, which were led by his cousin Rao Kirshan Singh, fought against the British on November 16, 1857, in the field of Nasibpur on the outskirts of Narnaul. The first charge of Rao Tularam’s forces was irresistible, and the British forces scattered before them, killing or wounding several British officers. However, the British successfully retaliated and after the Battle of Narnaul, Rao Tularam moved to Rajasthan and joined the forces of Tantia Tope for one year, but the forces of Tantia Tope were defeated by British forces in the Battle of Sikar in Rajasthan.
After the battle, Rao Tularam left India to seek help from the Shah of Iran, Dost Mohammad Khan, ruler of Emirate of Afghanistan, and Alexander II Emperor of All Russia against the British colonial empire. The British confiscated Rao Tularam’s estates in 1859, though proprietary rights of his two wives were retained.
On September 23, 1863, he passed away in Kabul, Afghanistan, due to an infection that spread throughout his body. In 1877, his title was restored to his son Rao Yudhister Singh, who was made the head of the Ahirwal area.
Rao Tula Ram
(1825 – 1863) – (Punjab)
Rao Tularam Singh (Aged 38) was born on December 9, 1825, in Rampura, Punjab, India. Rampura was a suburb of Rewari in an Ahir family to Puran Singh and Gyan Kaur. Unfortunately, he was young when his father died. He was a Yaduvanshi Ahir King or chieftain of Rewari. Rao Tularam Singh was one of the key leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Haryana and is considered a state hero there.
On May 17, 1857, he along with his cousin, Rao Gopal Dev, and around 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 guns and other ammunition. Rao Tula Ram helped Emperor Bahadur Shah and other rebel forces who were fighting against the British in Delhi. He sent Rs. 45,000/- through General Bakht Khan ten days before the fall of Delhi and supplied large quantities of necessary commodities and two thousand sacks of wheat.
Rao’s forces, which were led by his cousin Rao Kirshan Singh, fought against the British on November 16, 1857, in the field of Nasibpur on the outskirts of Narnaul. The first charge of Rao Tularam’s forces was irresistible, and the British forces scattered before them, killing or wounding several British officers. However, the British successfully retaliated and after the Battle of Narnaul, Rao Tularam moved to Rajasthan and joined the forces of Tantia Tope for one year, but the forces of Tantia Tope were defeated by British forces in the Battle of Sikar in Rajasthan.
After the battle, Rao Tularam left India to seek help from the Shah of Iran, Dost Mohammad Khan, ruler of Emirate of Afghanistan, and Alexander II Emperor of All Russia against the British colonial empire. The British confiscated Rao Tularam’s estates in 1859, though proprietary rights of his two wives were retained.
On September 23, 1863, he passed away in Kabul, Afghanistan, due to an infection that spread throughout his body. In 1877, his title was restored to his son Rao Yudhister Singh, who was made the head of the Ahirwal area.
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