Sarup Ram Singh
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| Sarup Ram Singh | |
|---|---|
| Maharajadhiraja Maharao | |
| Maharao of Sirohi | |
| Reign | 29 April 1920 - 23 January 1946 |
| Predecessor | Kesari Singh |
| Successor | Tej Ram Singh |
| Born | 27 September 1888 |
| Died | 23 January 1946 (aged 57) |
| Spouse | Krishna Kumari of Kutch |
| House | Deora Chouhan |
| Father | Kesari Singh |
| Religion | Hindu |
Sir Sarup Ram Singh was the Maharao of Sirohi from 1920 until his death in 1946.
Early life
[edit]He was born on 27 September 1888 to Kesari Singh and his first wife, Puarji, a daughter of Jalam Singh, the Maharana of Danta.[1][2]
He received his primary education from Pandit Mansa Ram Shukul.[1] Following this, his father appointed Captain Pritchard, the Assistant to the Resident for the Western Rajputana States, to provide him with higher education and teach him English.[1] Pritchard taught him for two years.[1] Afterward, J. H. Smith took over and instructed him for one year and six months.[1] Smith instructed him in law, political economy, and various aspects of administration and governance.[1]
In 1910, his father abolished the posts of Diwan and Naib-Diwan and appointed him as the Musahib-i-Ala of Sirohi.[1]
Reign
[edit]On the voluntary abdication of his father on 29 April 1920, he succeeded him as the Maharao of Sirohi.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He became engaged on 30 June 1900 to a Princess of Pratapgarh at Abu Road.[4] However, the marriage was later called off.[1] He married, first, on 20 November 1907, to Krishna Kumari, the daughter of Khengarji III, the Maharao of Kutch.[3][4][5] He married, secondly, to a daughter of the Maharaja of Ratlam.[3][5] He married, thirdly, to the Thakur of Kuwar in Gujarat.[3][5] He married, fourthly, to the Thakur of Junia in Ajmer.[3][5] He converted to Islam in the 1940s to marry a Muslim woman.[6] However, he was advised not to publicly announce it.[6] He followed this advice to prevent any unrest or protests against him.[6]
He had three daughters.[1][7] Among them were Jeet Kunverba and Gulab Kunverba.[1][7] Gulab Kunverba was married to Digvijaysinhji on 7 March 1935.[4]
He also had a Khanda wife.[8] By her, he had a son named Lakhpat Ram Singh.[8]
Death
[edit]He died on 23 January 1946 in Delhi.[6][9] Upon his death, and in accordance with his will, he was buried according to Islamic rites.[9] This caused significant agitation among his family.[6] It also upset his subjects and several Hindu organizations.[6] Since there was no legitimate heir to succeed him, three claims were put forward before the Government of India for the vacant throne of Sirohi.[8] The first claim was made by Tej Singh.[8] He belonged to the Mandar branch.[8] The second claim came from Abhai Singh.[8] He was a grandson of Umed Singh’s brother.[8] The third claim was put forward by Lakhpat Ram Singh.[8] Viceroy and Governor-General recognized Tej Singh as the successor.[8] After India’s independence, the other two claimants once again submitted their claims to the Government of India.[8] As a result, Abhai Singh was recognized as the legitimate successor.[8]
Titles, styles and honours
[edit]Titles and styles
[edit]His Highness Maharajadhiraja Maharao Shri Sarup Ram Singh Bahadur, Maharao of Sirohi.[10]
Honours
[edit]He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India on 3 June 1924.[10] Later, on 1 January 1932, he was appointed Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lala, Sitaram (1920). History Of Sirohi Raj From The Earliest Times To The Present Day. pp. 360–361, 365–367, 370.
- ^ Memoranda on Native States in India, Together with a List of Independent Ruling Chiefs, Chiefs of Frontier States, and Other Notables with Their Proper Forms of Address. Superintendent Government Print., India. 1911. p. 125.
- ^ a b c d e Not Available (1931). Rajputana And Ajmer List Of Ruling Princes, Chiefs And Leading Personages (six Edition). pp. 154–155.
- ^ a b c Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India. Anmol Publications. 1996. p. 103. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.
- ^ a b c d Not Available (1938). Memoranda On The Indian States 1938. p. 279.
- ^ a b c d e f Zaidi, Annie (2020-05-28). Bread, Cement, Cactus: A Memoir of Belonging and Dislocation. Cambridge University Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-108-84064-4.
- ^ a b Not Available (1939). Memoranda On The Indian States 1939. p. 269.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k McClenaghan, Tony (1996). Indian Princely Medals: A Record of the Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Indian Princely States. Lancer Publishers. p. 249. ISBN 978-1-897829-19-6.
- ^ a b Rajasthan (India); Sehgal, K. K. (1967). Rajasthan District Gazetteers: Sirohi. p. 239.
- ^ a b c Not Available (1933). Rajputana And Ajmer-merwara. pp. 28, 81, 82.