History of Great Sikh Women

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Rani Sada Kaur (1762 – 1832) was a Sikh leader. She served as the Chief of the Kanhaiya Misl from 1789 to 1821, following the death of her husband Gurbaksh...

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Rani Sada Kaur (1762 – 1832) was a Sikh leader. She served as the Chief of the Kanhaiya Misl from 1789 to 1821, following the death of her husband Gurbaksh Singh...

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Maharani Jindan Kaur was the last queen of the Sikh Empire from 1843 until 1846. She was the youngest wife of the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, Ranjit Singh, and the mother...

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She was the first wife of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. The couple married on 21 June 1677 and had three children together. Mata Jito was the mother of...

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Mata Gujri (1624–1705), also spelt as Mata Gujari, was the wife of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhism, and the mother of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of Sikhism. She played...

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Mata Daya ji is described as a lady of gentle disposition, who was charitable and religious. She gave birth to a son that was given the name Lahina (later to become Guru Angad) on...

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Mata Tripta was Guru Nanak's mother. The history of Sikh women has to start with her. She was the person who brought Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion into...

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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...

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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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A newlywed Hindu girl was returning along with her groom and the marriage party to the village of her in- laws when some Mughal soldiers abducted her and looted her...

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The Sikh Gurus not only preached for the equal status of women, but also revolutionized their social life. History is full with examples where women who did not step out...

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Bibi Amro, daughter of Guru Angad, the second Sikh Master and Mata Khivi, her mother were the noble women who deserves the credit of attracting Amar Das, a Hindu, to Sikhism; setting...

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Bibi Sahib Kaur (1771-1801) was a warrior and leader of men who played a prominent part in the history of the Sutlej states from 1793 to 1801, was the elder...

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When any one wanted an audience with Guru Amar das, they had to comply with some simple instructions. First, they had to eat from the Guru's kitchen with all his...

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The wild animals were howling in the nearby jungle, the wind was biting Ranjeet Kaur’s face, she wrapped her midnight-blue shawl around a little tighter. Nothing to be afraid of,...

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Turkish soldiers were on active patrol in the area of Majha, as a Sikh jatha was to pass through there to go to Anandpur sahib to participate in Dashmesh father's...

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Bibi Dalair Kaur - Martyr -17th Century WomenALLAH HO AKBAR!!!!!" screamed the Moghul soldiers, with their heads down, onehand on the horse-reigns, one hand weilding a mighty sword, they charged...

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Bibi AGYA KAUR,(d. 1918), wife of Bhai Takht Singh and his helpmate in promoting women's education among Sikhs to Which cause he was passionately devoted, was the daughter of Sardar Nek...

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Since Bebe Nanaki had no children of her own she loved and helped raise her brother's children, Sri Chand and Lakhmi Chand. Bebe Nanaki is known as being Guru Nanak's first...