Rao Gopal Dev (1829–1862) was a nineteenth-century revolutionary leader in
Rewari
Rewari is a city and a Municipal Council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. King of Rewari is Rao Onkar Singh.It is located in south-west Haryana around 82 km from Delhi ,
Ahirwal
Ahirwal is a region spanning parts of southern Haryana , north-eastern Rajasthan, and South-Western Delhi The region was once a small principality based from the town of Rewari and controlled by members of the Yaduvanshi Ahir community from ar ...
, who allied himself with his cousin,
Rao Tula Ram
Rao Tularam Singh (''circa'' 9 December 1825 – 23 September 1863) was a Yaduvanshi Ahir King or chieftain of Rewari. He was one of the leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857 in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero.
Personal life
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, during the
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...
. He was sixth generation descendant of famous Rao Shahbaz Singh and first cousin of
Rao Tula Ram
Rao Tularam Singh (''circa'' 9 December 1825 – 23 September 1863) was a Yaduvanshi Ahir King or chieftain of Rewari. He was one of the leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857 in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero.
Personal life
H ...
. He inherited personal jagir of 841 villages after the death of his father Rao Nathu Ram in 1855.
See also
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Rao Mitra Sen Ahir
Mitra Sen Ahir was an 18th century Ahir ruler of Rewari. He fought against many enemies, including Muslim, Marathas, British invaders and Kachhava rulers of Jaipur.
He also fought Battle of Mandan and became samrat. In 1785, a Maratha exped ...
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Rao Ruda Singh
Rao Ruda Singh was an Ahir King and a scion of the family of Raos which have ruled over Rajasthan since the eighth century A.D. who cleared the jungle in Ahirwal in 1555 and founded new villages.Man Singh, Abhirkuladipika Urdu (1900) Delhi, p. 10 ...
References
* Dr. Ravindra Singh Yadav & Vijaypal, 1857 ki kranti k purodha: Rao Raja Tularam, Punit Publication, Jaipur, 2013
* Anil Yadav, Krantidoot--Rao Raja Tularam, Sarita Book House, 1999, Delhi.
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Indian revolutionaries
People from Rewari
1829 births
1862 deaths
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