Rao Gopal Dev

RAO GOPAL DEV
Died 1862[1]
Nationality Indian
Occupation Ruler and Army Commander
Known for Freedom Struggle of 1857

Rao Gopal Dev was a nineteenth-century revolutionary leader in Rewari, India, who allied himself with his cousin, Rao Tula Ram,[2] during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.[3] There is Rao Gopal Dev chowk situated at Rewari, where Narnaul and Mahendergarh road are departed from the chowk and a statue of him have been built in his memory and inaugurated by the Haryana Chief Minister on 16 December 2008.

References

  1. ↑ "Mahendragarh at A Glance >> History >>Modern Period". mahendragarh.gov.in. National portal of India. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Yadav, Kripal Chandra (1965). Rao Tula Ram, a hero of 1857. Rao Tula Ram Smarak Samiti. pp. 12, 18, 40.
  3. ↑ Sharma, Suresh K. (2006). Haryana: Past and Present. Mittal. pp. 252–53. ISBN 978-81-8324-046-8.


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