Great Sikh Women

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Bibi Bhani ji (1535 - 1598) was born to Guru Amar Das and Mata Mansa Devi on 19 January 1535 (21 Magh 1591 Bk) at Basarke Gillan, a village near Amritsar. She had an older sister called Bibi Dani and two brothers called Bhai Mohan and Bhai...

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Bibi Kaulan is believed to be a spiritual woman who lived during time of Guru Hargobind Sahib, the 6th Sikh Guru. Kaulan means the one who is Living in abode of Lotus.There is...

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In the era of Guru Ram Das Ji, one cannot leave out Rajni, the youngest 7th daughter of Rai Duni Chand, a revenue collector (kardar) of Patti. Rajni was a Sikh,...

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Sharan Kaur was a Sikh martyr who was slain in 1705 by Mughal soldiers while cremating the bodies two older sons of Guru Gobind Singh ji, the 10th physical form of Nanak , after the Battle of...

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Bibi Viro played important roles as daughter, wife and mother. She was witness of the Guru period of the five Gurus (Guru Hargobind, Guru Har Rai, Guru Harkrishan, Guru Tegh Bahadur...

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Mata Bhag Kaur, more famously known as Mai Bhago Ji, was the first-ever woman in Sikh history to fight in a war. She was born in 1666 in Chabal Khan, India. In...

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Mata Khivi is remembered as the woman who upheld humanity above all other virtues and prejudices. She is the only one of Guru's wives whose name has been mentioned in the...

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Mata Sullakhni (1473-1545) was the wife of Guru Nanak the founder of Sikhism. She was the daughter of Mool Chand (sometimes referred as Mul Chand Chauna), a Chona Khatri of Batala, who held a minor revenue office...

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Mata Sundri Ji was the wife of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth guru of the Sikhs. Born on 23rd Dec. 1667, she was married to the Guru in 1686. Hers was a...