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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          = [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh]]
| children          = *Ajit Singh (biological)
*Juhjar Singh (stepson)
*Zorawar Singh (stepson)
*Fateh Singh (stepson)
*Ajit Singh (adopted)
| spouse            = [[Guru Gobind Singh]]
| spouse            = [[Guru Gobind Singh]]
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'''Mātā Sundarī ''' (''[[Gurmukhī alphabet]]'': ਮਾਤਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ, ''[[Shahmukhī alphabet]]'': ماتا سندری) was the daughter of Ram Sarana, a Punjabi Soni Khatri of Bijwara Soni (Khatri) - Wikipedia, 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]] born at Pāoṇṭā on 26 January 1687.<ref name=eos>{{cite encyclopedia |url= https://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/famous-women/sundari-mata
'''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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Mata Sundari
Birth Place of Mata Sundari
Died1747
Spouse(s)Guru Gobind Singh
Children
  • Ajit Singh (biological)
  • Juhjar Singh (stepson)
  • Zorawar Singh (stepson)
  • Fateh Singh (stepson)
  • Ajit Singh (adopted)
Parent(s)Ram Saran, a Khatri of Bajwara[1]

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.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Singh, Harbans (ed.). Sundari, Mata. Punjabi University Patiala. Retrieved 23 October 2020. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. Surinder Singh Johar (1999). Guru Gobind Singh: a multi-faceted personality. M.D. Publications. p. 139. ISBN 978-81-7533-093-1.
  3. 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.