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| parents = Ram Saran, a Khatri of Bajwara<ref name=eos/> | | parents = Ram Saran, a Khatri of Bajwara<ref name=eos/> | ||
| children = | | children = *Ajit Singh (biological) | ||
*Juhjar Singh (stepson) | |||
*Zorawar Singh (stepson) | |||
*Fateh Singh (stepson) | |||
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| spouse = [[Guru Gobind Singh]] | | spouse = [[Guru Gobind Singh]] | ||
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'''Mātā Sundarī ''' ( | '''Mātā Sundarī ''' ({{lang-pa|ਮਾਤਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ}}) was the daughter of Ram Sarana, a Punjabi Soni Khatri of Bijwara Soni - in present-day Hoshiārpur district. She was the wife of [[Guru Gobind Singh]].<ref>{{cite book | title = Guru Gobind Singh: a multi-faceted personality | author = Surinder Singh Johar | isbn = 978-81-7533-093-1 | publisher = M.D. Publications | year = 1999 | page = 139 }}</ref> The couple married at Anandpur on 4 April 1684 and had one son, [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh|Ajit Singh]], born in Pāoṇṭā on 26 January 1687.<ref name=eos>{{cite encyclopedia |url= https://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/famous-women/sundari-mata | ||
|title=Sundari, Mata | |title=Sundari, Mata | ||
| publisher=Punjabi University Patiala | | publisher=Punjabi University Patiala | ||
| accessdate=23 October 2020 | | accessdate=23 October 2020 | ||
| work=Encyclopaedia of Sikhism | | work=Encyclopaedia of Sikhism | ||
| editor=Singh, Harbans}}</ref> | | editor=Singh, Harbans}}</ref> After the death of her children, she adopted a son also named Ajit Singh who was later killed on a false accusation that he had killed a Muslim dervish.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grewal |first=J. S. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Guru_Gobind_Singh_1666_1708/YDLNDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT160&printsec=frontcover |title=Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708): Master of the White Hawk |date=2019-07-25 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-099038-1 |pages=160 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
She holds a special place in [[Sikhism]] for the role she played in leading [[Sikhs]] after the ascension of Guru Gobind Singh. A memorial in her honour stands in the compound of Gurdwara Bala Sahib, New Delhi. | She holds a special place in [[Sikhism]] for the role she played in leading [[Sikhs]] after the ascension of Guru Gobind Singh. A memorial in her honour stands in the compound of Gurdwara Bala Sahib, New Delhi. | ||
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| Died | 1747 |
| Spouse(s) | Guru Gobind Singh |
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| Parent(s) | Ram Saran, a Khatri of Bajwara[1] |
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Mātā Sundarī (Punjabi: ਮਾਤਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ) was the daughter of Ram Sarana, a Punjabi Soni Khatri of Bijwara Soni - in present-day Hoshiārpur district. She was the wife of Guru Gobind Singh.[2] The couple married at Anandpur on 4 April 1684 and had one son, Ajit Singh, born in Pāoṇṭā on 26 January 1687.[1] After the death of her children, she adopted a son also named Ajit Singh who was later killed on a false accusation that he had killed a Muslim dervish.[3]
She holds a special place in Sikhism for the role she played in leading Sikhs after the ascension of Guru Gobind Singh. A memorial in her honour stands in the compound of Gurdwara Bala Sahib, New Delhi.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Singh, Harbans (ed.). Sundari, Mata. Punjabi University Patiala. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ Surinder Singh Johar (1999). Guru Gobind Singh: a multi-faceted personality. M.D. Publications. p. 139. ISBN 978-81-7533-093-1.
- ↑ Grewal, J. S. (2019-07-25). Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708): Master of the White Hawk. Oxford University Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-19-099038-1.