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 |
Sarup Ram Singh was the Maharao of Sirohi in India from 1920 until his death in 1946.
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 higher education and teach him English.[1] Pritchard taught him for two years.[1] Afterward, J. H. Smith took over and instructed him for eighteen 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 Musahib-i-Ala of Sirohi.[1]
On his father's voluntary abdication on 29 April 1920, Sarup succeeded him as the Maharao of Sirohi.[3]
Personal life
He became engaged on 30 June 1900 to a Princess of Pratapgarh at Abu Road.[4] However, the marriage was later called off.[1] On 20 November 1907 he married Krishna Kumari, the daughter of Khengarji III, the Maharao of Kutch.[3][4][5] He later married a daughter of the Maharaja of Ratlam,[3][5] then to the Thakur of Kuwar in Gujarat,[3][5] and then to the Thakur of Junia in Ajmer.[3][5] He converted to Islam in the 1940s to marry a Muslim woman.[6] He was advised not to publicly announce his conversion.[6] He followed this advice to prevent protests against him.[6]
He had three daughters.[1][7] Among them were Jeet Kunverba and Gulab Kunverba.[1][7] Gulab Kunverba married Digvijaysinhji on 7 March 1935.[4]
He also had a Khanda wife. By her, he had a son named Lakhpat Ram Singh.[8]