Ram Singh of Sitamau

Sir Ram Singh KCIE was the Raja of Sitamau from 1900 until his death in 1967.

Early life, family, and education 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. 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. 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. He personally taught his children English.

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.