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Rao Surtan Deora
Rao of Sirohi
King of Sirohi
Reign1572 – 1610
Coronation1572
PredecessorRao Man Singh
SuccessorRai Singh II
Born(1559-Missing required parameter 1=month!-00)Missing required parameter 1=month! 1559
Died1610(1610-00-00) (aged 50–51)
Spouse
Issue
DynastyDeora
FatherRandheer Singh

Rao Surtan Deora (r. 1572–1610) was a Deora Chauhan ruler of Sirohi (in the present day Rajasthan state of India). He was the adopted son of Rao Man Singh II. He was coronated at the age of 12. Surtan stayed hostile to the ruling foreign powers in India. He was well known for defending Sirohi from the Mughal Empire.[1]



References

  1. ^ Bose, Melia Belli (2015). Royal Umbrellas of Stone: Memory, Politics, and Public Identity in Rajput Funerary Art. BRILL. p. 150. ISBN 978-9-00430-056-9.