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'''Tej Ram Singh''' was the [[Maharao]] of [[Sirohi state|Sirohi]] from 1946 to 1950.<br />
==Biography==<br />
He was the son of Raj Sahiban Bhopal Singh of the senior sub-branch of the Mandar branch of the royal family of [[Sirohi state|Sirohi]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=B.N. Dhoundiyal |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08634 |title=Rajasthan Districts Gazetteers: Sirohi |date=1967 |publisher=Jaipur, Government Central Press |pages=81–82,239}}</ref> Upon the death of [[Sarup Ram Singh]] on 23 January 1946, the throne of [[Sirohi state|Sirohi]] became vacant, as there was no legitimate heir to succeed him.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=McClenaghan |first=Tony |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YQdZlHJ2WTAC |title=Indian Princely Medals: A Record of the Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Indian Princely States |date=1996 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |isbn=978-1-897829-19-6 |pages=249 |language=en}}</ref> As a result, three claims were presented before the [[Governor-General of India]].<ref name=":0" /> In addition to him, the claimants were Abhai Singh and Lakhpat Ram Singh.<ref name=":0" /> After considering all the claims, the [[Governor-General of India|Governor-General]], in exercise of his discretion and with the approval of the [[Secretary of State for India]], selected him and recognized him as the legitimate successor of the deceased ruler.<ref name=":1" /> Accordingly, he was installed on the vacant throne on 1 July 1946.<ref name=":1" /> He was a minor at the time, so a council of regency was established on 14 August 1947 to oversee the state's affairs.<ref name=":1" /> On 5 August 1947, the [[British government of India|British government]] returned [[Mount Abu]] to him.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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