Ram Singh of Sitamau

He was born on 2 January 1880, as the second son of Dalel Singh, the Thakur of Kachhi Baroda. He was educated at Daly College in Indore, where he remained for nearly seven years. He was married three times and had three sons and two daughters. His sons were Raghubir Singh, Govind Singh, and Raghunath Singh. His daughters were Chand Kanwar and Kishan Kanwar. ==Succession==

When Shardul Singh died without an heir to succeed him as the Raja of Sitamau on 10 May 1900, the Government of India selected Ram Singh as his successor. He was installed on the vacant throne by the political agent in Malwa on 21 November 1900, in the absence of the agent to the governor-general in Central India, who was unable to attend the ceremony. He was invested with full ruling powers on 28 February 1905. ==Reign==

During his reign, Sitamau became a seat of learning and culture. Upon the formation of Madhya Pradesh, Sitamau was merged into it, and he handed over his state's management to the newly formed state government on 20 June 1948. His privy purse was 58,000 rupees, of which 48,000 rupees were dynastic and 10,000 rupees were personal. ==Personal life==

He was a good poet and encouraged his children and others to take part in literary activities. He personally taught his children English. ==Death==

He died on 25 May 1967, and was succeeded by his grandson, Krishan Singh, as the Raja of Sitamau. ==Honours==

He was invested with the insignia of Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire by George V on the occasion of the Delhi durbar of 1911. =='References==