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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Rao Raja of Sikar from 1833 to 1850}}<br />
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{{infobox royalty<br />
| name = Ram Pratap Singh<br />
| succession = [[Raja|Rao Raja]] of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]]<br />
| reign = 1833 – 1850<br />
| predecessor = [[Lachhman Singh of Sikar|Lakshman Singh]]<br />
| regent = Rani Rathorji<br />
| successor = [[Bhairon Singh of Sikar|Bhairon Singh]]<br />
| death_date = 1850<br />
| house = [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]]<br />
| father = [[Lachhman Singh of Sikar|Lakshman Singh]]<br />
| mother = Rani Rathorji<br />
| dynasty = [[Shekhawat]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Ram Pratap Singh''' (or '''Rampratap Singh''') was the [[Rao Raja]] of [[Sikar]] from 1833 to until his death in 1850.<br />
== Reign ==<br />
He succeeded his father, [[Lachhman Singh of Sikar|Lakshman Singh]], at the age of four in 1833.<ref name="Sinh-2001" /> Since he was a minor, his mother, Rani Rathorji, became regent and managed the administration of [[Sikar]] on his behalf.<ref name="Sinh-2001" /> His predecessor, [[Lachhman Singh of Sikar|Lakshman Singh]], had given large estates to his three illegitimate children during his lifetime.<ref name="Agarwal-1960" /> They originally possessed the forts of [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], [[Laxmangarh]], and [[Ramgarh Shekhawati|Ramgarh]], which were later taken from them through much diplomacy in exchange for Singrawat, Nechpa, and fifty villages.<ref name="Sinh-2001">{{Cite book |last=Sinh |first=Ranbir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9EduAAAAMAAJ |title=History of Shekhawats |date=2001 |publisher=Publication Scheme |isbn=978-81-86782-74-3 |pages=161 |language=en}}</ref> He requested Colonel J. Sutherland, who was the Agent to the [[Governor-General of India|Governor-General]] for the states of [[Rajputana]], for their restoration to him.<ref name="Agarwal-1960" /> The then [[Government of India]] found his request reasonable and helped him dispose of his illegitimate brothers and claim their estates.<ref>{{Cite book |last=R.K Gupta |url=https://archive.org/details/rajasthan-through-the-ages-set-of-4-vol/ |title=Studies In Indian History Rajasthan Through The Ages The Heritage Of Rajputs Set Of 4 Vols. by R.K. Gupta |date=2008 |pages=127–128}}</ref> He introduced many reforms.<ref name="Jain-1935" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
In 1850 he died without any heirs and was succeeded by [[Bhairon Singh of Sikar|Bhairon Singh]].<ref name="Agarwal-1960">{{Cite book |last=Agarwal |first=B. D. |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.120406 |title=Rajasthan District Gazetteers Sikar |date=1960 |pages=41–42}}</ref><ref name="Jain-1935">{{Cite book |last=Jain |first=kesharlal Ajmera |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.66091 |title=The Jaipur Album Or All About Jaipur |date=1935 |pages=50}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1850 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]<br />
[[Category:People from Sikar]]<br />
[[Category:People from British India]]<br />
[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]</div>imported>TaylaGnn3143080