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- In Haryana, he is considered a state hero.
- He temporarily drove all of the British rule from
southwest Haryana during the Rebellion.
- He also helped rebel forces fighting in the historic
city of Delhi with men, money and material.
- Noted as a good administrator and military commander,
after the 1857 uprising ended, he left India, met rulers of
Iran and Afghanistan and also established contacts with the
Tsar of Russia, to seek their help to fight a war to free
India from the British.
- His plans were cut short by his death from dysentery in
Kabul on September 23, 1863, at the age of 38.
- A two-day Shahidi mela (fair) in September is held
annually at Rampura (Rewari) to commemorate the death
anniversary of Rao Tula Ram, an Ahir hero of 1857.
- The government of India issued on 23 September
2001, a postal stamp featuring
Maharaj Rao Tula Ram.
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