Mata Gujri - Wikipedia

Sikh martyr

Mata Gujri (Gurmukhi: ਮਾਤਾ ਗੁਜਰੀ; mātā gujarī; –), 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.^[2] She played a central role in the history of Sikhism and is one of the four consorts bestowed with the title of Guru-Mahal.^[3]

Biography

Early life

Mata Gujri was born to Lal Chand, a Subhikkhī Khatri^[4] and Mata Bishan Devi, who lived at Kartarpur.^[5]

She was betrothed to Guru Tegh Bahadur in when he visited Kartarpur for the marriage celebrations of his brother, Suraj Mal.

She married Guru Tegh Bahadur at Kartarpur on 4 February and joined her husband's family in Amritsar. In the family moved to Kiratpur and, on the death in of Guru Tegh Bahadur's father, Guru Hargobind, Mata Gujri moved with her husband and mother-in-law, Mata Nanaki, to Bakala, near Amritsar.^[6]

Soon after he was installed as Guru in , Guru Tegh Bahadur founded a new village, which he called Chakk Nanaki, after his mother.

The place, now a city, is now known as Anandpur Sahib. Not long after this, the Guru set out on a long journey, leaving his wife and mother-in-law at Patna.^[5]

On 22 December Mata Gujri gave birth to Gobind Rai, who later became Guru Gobind Singh.^[6] Guru Tegh Bahadur returned to Patna in and instructed the family to leave for Lakhnaur.

Mata gujri ji biography of barack gas Her contribution to the evolution of the Sikh faith has been critical. She was the wife of a supreme martyr, the mother of a brave saint-soldier, and the grandmother of four extraordinary children who died at the ages of 6, 9, 14, and 18 years. She had grown close to the two younger sahibzades and agreed to be their guardian on the flight from Anandpur in exchange for safe passage to Punjab. Imprisoned in Sirhind's Thanda Burj with her two youngest grandsons, Zorawar and Fateh Singh, she became a martyr at the age of 81 when she learned of their execution. Mata ji was raised with the awareness of the Guru's light; she exceeded her parents' expectations by growing into a perfect role model of grace, strength, perseverance, and sacrifice.

Mata Gujri reached Lakhnaur on 13 September and was accompanied by the aged Mata Nanaki and her son, Guru Gobind Singh. At Lakhnaur, she stayed with her brother, Mehar Chand. After Lakhnaur, the family proceeded to Chakk Nanaki (now known as Anandpur Sahib) where Guru Tegh Bahadur rejoined them in March After the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the responsibility for managing the affairs of Chakk Nanaki fell to her at first as Guru Gobind Rai was still young.

Her younger brother, Kirpal Chand, assisted her in this affair.

Later life

During the evacuation of Anandpur during the Mughal siege of Anandpur in December or , she was accompanied by Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh (younger two sons of Guru Gobind Singh) when they became separated from the main group of evacuees whilst crossing the Sarsa rivulet, as a battle took place between the Sikh evacuees and pursuing Mughal troops.

A Brahmin servant, named Gangu, led Mata Gujri and her two younger grandchildren to his village named Saheri, located in present-day Ropar district.^[7] He is said to have then deceitfully betrayed them to two Muslim officers of Morinda and the three were arrested on 8 December.^[7] After this, they were confined to the Thanda Burj (cold tower) located at the fort of Sirhind.

Mata gujri ji biography of barack obama After 4 years passed on, at age 9, Gurjri became a wife at about when she wedded Tayg Mall, age The wedding had taken place on February 4, , Assu 15, SV. She and her son spent much of their time in Patna and later Lakhnaur often separated from Guru Teg Bahadar whose travels and duties took him from them for an extended timeline. The boys received training in weaponry alongside with his another study. She arranged marriages of the alliance for her young son and took an active role with her bro Kirpal Chand in leading the Sikhs.

On the same day as the execution of the younger Sahibzades, Mata Gujri died in the cold tower.^[7] Seth Todar Mal, whom was a benevolent and wealthy local of Sirhind, cremated the three the next day.^[5][7]

It is said that Todar Mal of Sirhind paid heavy price of gold coins standing on their edge to recover the bodies of Mata Gujri and the Sahibzades.

Legacy

Her father's ancestral village was Lakhnaur Sahib, 13 kilometres (&#;mi) south of Ambala in Haryana, where the road from Ambala to popular pilgrimage site of Gurudawara Lakhnaur Sahib was named after her by the Government of Haryana in ^[9][5]

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