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{{Short description|Rao Raja of Sikar from 1851 to 1865}}

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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Bhairon Singh
| title = [[Raja|Rao Raja]]
| succession = [[Raja|Rao Raja]] of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]]
| reign = 1851 – 1865
| predecessor = [[Rampratap Singh|Ram Pratap Singh]]
| successor = [[Madho Singh of Sikar|Madho Singh]]
| birth_date = 1834
| death_date = 1865
| issue = [[Madho Singh of Sikar|Madho Singh]] (adoptive)
| house = [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]]
| father = [[Lachhman Singh of Sikar|Lakshman Singh]]
| mother = Mertaniji
| dynasty = [[Shekhawat]]
}}
'''Bhairon Singh''' was the [[Rao Raja]] of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]] from 1851 until his death in 1865.
== Early life ==
When [[Lachhman Singh of Sikar|Lakshman Singh]] died in 1833, one of his wives, Mertaniji, was pregnant and staying at her parents' house in [[Ghanerao]], where she gave birth to Bhairon in 1834.<ref name=":1">{{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=163–165 |language=en}}</ref> At that time, Berisal of Samode, who was serving as the [[chief minister]] of [[Kingdom of Amber|Jaipur]], along with the rest of the minority council, decided that Bhairon be granted the jagir of Seemalala as his patrimony and for maintenance purposes.<ref name=":1" />

== Succession ==
When [[Rampratap Singh|Ram Pratap Singh]] died in 1850, he succeeded him as [[Rao Raja]] of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]].<ref>{{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=42}}</ref> However, his succession was not recognized by the [[Kingdom of Amber|Jaipur]] authorities, as Bhatianiji, one of the widows of the deceased, announced that she was expecting.<ref name=":1" /> Bhairon then appealed to the [[Kingdom of Amber|Jaipur]] authorities to recognize his succession, and after a year, it was decided in his favor.<ref name=":1" /> His claim was also supported by the other chiefs of [[Shekhawati]].<ref name=":1" /> He was installed as [[Rao Raja]] of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]] in 1851.<ref name=":1" />

== Reign ==
One of his early acts was to appoint Mukand Singh, one of the illegitimate sons of his father [[Lachhman Singh of Sikar|Lakshman Singh]], as his [[chief minister]].<ref name=":1" /> Another action he took was to try to reach congenial settlements with others, such as inviting the Thakurs of Batote, Patoda, and the rest of the illegitimate sons of [[Lachhman Singh of Sikar|Lakshman Singh]], and resettling them in [[Sikar]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Hooja |first=Rima |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ |title=A History of Rajasthan |date=2006 |publisher=Rupa & Company |isbn=978-81-291-0890-6 |pages=890 |language=en}}</ref> During the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], he rendered loyal services to the [[British government of India|British Government]].<ref>{{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> Bhairon Singh helped by sending a force to Colonel Eden, the Political Agent at [[Jaipur]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> [[British government of India|British Government]] appreciated his services and conferred upon him a [[Khalat|khilat]] and kharita.<ref name=":1" />

== Personality ==
He was a man of simple habits who maintained good relations with his family members and fellow chiefs.<ref name=":1" /> Fateh Singh, the Raja of [[Khetri Nagar|Khetri]], mentioned him in his autobiography in the following words: ''"... by the strictest economy, and leading a life of abstemiousness and want, he left his treasury full."''<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Dundlod |first=Harnath Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6T1XAAAAMAAJ |title=The Sheikhawats & Their Lands |date=1970 |publisher=Raj Educational Printers |pages=76 |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

=== Children ===
He had a biological son who died in childhood.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Meharda |first=B. L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=90ZuAAAAMAAJ |title=Territory, Polity, and Status: A Study of Shekhawats |date=2006 |publisher=Rawat Publications |isbn=978-81-7033-887-1 |pages=74 |language=en}}</ref> He later adopted [[Madho Singh of Sikar|Madho Singh]], the second son of Birad Singh of Deeppura.<ref name=":0" />

== Death ==
He died in 1865 and was succeeded by [[Madho Singh of Sikar|Madho Singh]].<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:1865 deaths]]
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]
[[Category:People from Sikar]]
[[Category:People from British India]]
[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]

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