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<div>{{Short description|British Indian soldier (1854–1902)}}<br />
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| name = Col. Thakur Hari Singh Shekhawat<br />
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| image = File:Col. Thakur Hari Singh of Deoli.jpg<br />
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| caption = Thakur Hari Singh of Deoli<br />
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| death_date = 1902<br />
| birth_place = India<br />
| death_place = [[Jodhpur]], [[India]]<br />
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| nickname = "Harji of Deoli"<br />
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| allegiance = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[British Empire]]<br />
| branch = {{army|British India|23px}}<br />
| serviceyears = 1854–1902<br />
| rank = Colonel<br />
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| commands = "Jodhpur Lancers" regiment<br />
| battles = [[North-West Frontier]]<br/>[[Second Afghan War]]<br/>[[Tirah Campaign]]<br />
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'''Hari Singh''' was from the [[Ravana Rajputs|Rajputs]] caste. [[Pratap Singh of Idar|Sir Pratap]] made him Thakur of [[Deoli, Rajasthan|Deoli]]. Part of Hari Singh's distinction was that he was an outstanding polo player.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Barkawi |first=Tarak |title=Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21: Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur (review) |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/jmh.2006.0151 |journal=The Journal of Military History |volume=70 |issue=3 |pages=851–853 |doi=10.1353/jmh.2006.0151 |issn=1543-7795}}</ref> He was the Father of [[Dalpat Singh (soldier)|Major Dalpat Singh]] who known as the "Hero of Haifa" for his actions during the Battle of Haifa during World War I.<ref name="Old Eastbournian">{{cite web |last1=Bowden |first1=Bill |title=Major Thakur Dalpat Singh |url=https://www.eastbourne-college.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/esorg-dalpat-singh-oemag-2012.pdf |website=Old Eastbournian |publisher=[[Eastbourne College]] |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Thakur Hari Singh 1.jpg|alt=Thakur Hari singh|Singh in full dress uniform<br />
File:Sir Pratap Singh and Thakur Hari Singh Visit to Britain for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.jpg|Sir Pratap Singh and Thakur Hari Singh visit Britain for the [[Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:British Indian Army generals]]<br />
[[Category:People from Jodhpur]]<br />
[[Category:Indian polo players]]<br />
[[Category:Year of birth missing]]<br />
[[Category:Year of death missing]]<br />
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]</div>2409:40D4:200E:4EE0:1CD8:59FF:FE07:A65