Rao Tularam Singh was an Yaduvanshi Ahir King of Rewari born on 09 December 1825.
He was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857 in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero.
His father name was Rao Puran Singh and mother name was Gyan Kuwar. He was young when his father died.
On 17 May 1857, Singh and his cousin, Rao Gopal Dev, and four-five hundred followers, deposed the local tehsildar and occupied Rewari. He became the voice of thousands of soldiers and set up a workshop for manufacturing guns and other ammunition.
Singh helped Emperor Bahadur Shah and other rebel forces who were rebelling against the British Raj in Delhi .
Led by his cousin Rao Kirshan Singh,
Rao's soldiers fought against the British on 16 November 1857 in Nasibpur. The first charge of Rao Tularam's forces was irresistible and the British forces scattered before them; several British officers were killed or wounded but they retaliated with full force.
After the battle of Narnaul, Singh and his forces moved to Rajasthan and joined the force of Tantia Tope for one year but the forces of the Tantia Tope were defeated by the British in Sikar, Rajasthan.
After losing in Rajasthan, Singh left the country to seek help from the Shah of Iran, Dost Mohammad Khan ruler of Emirate of Afghanistan and Alexander II Emperor of Russia against the British.
On 23 September 1863, Singh breathed his last in Kabul, Afghanistan, when he was 38-years-old due to an infection that spread throughout his body.
In 1877, his title was restored to his son Rao Yudhister Singh, who was made head of the Ahirwal area.
The Government of India issued a postage stamp on 23 September 2001 featuring Rao Tularam.
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