Guru Tegh Bahadur's wife Mata Gujari and Guru Gobind Singh's mother Mata Gujari were both Sikhism's ninth and tenth gurus. She was one of the four consorts given the title of Guru-Mahal and had a significant part in the development of Sikhism.
In Kartarpur, Bhai Lal Chand, a Subhikkh Khatri, and Bishan Kaur gave birth to Mata Gujri.
When Guru Tegh Bahadur visited Kartarpur in 1629 to attend the wedding festivities of his brother, Suraj Mal, she was promised to him. On February 4, 1633, she wed Guru Tegh Bahadur in Kartarpur and moved to Amritsar to live with her husband's family. After the passing of Guru Tegh Bahadur's father, Guru Hargobind, in 1644, the family relocated to Kiratpur. Mata Gujri then went to Bakala, a town close to Amritsar, with her husband and mother-in-law, Mata Nanaki.
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Guru Tegh Bahadur established a new town in 1664 that he named Chakk Nanaki in honor of his mother shortly after being sworn in as the new Guru. The location is currently referred to as Anandpur Sahib, a city. Soon after, the Guru left his wife and mother-in-law in Patna and embarked on a lengthy journey.
Gobind Rai, who would grow up to become Guru Gobind Singh, was born on December 22, 1666, to Mata Gujri.In 1670, Guru Tegh Bahadur visited Patna again and gave the order to depart towards Lakhnaur. On September 13, 1670, Mata Gujri and her companions, Guru Gobind Singh, the elderly Mata Nanaki, arrived in Lakhnaur. She remained with her brother Mehar Chand at Lakhnaur. After leaving Lakhnaur, the family moved on to Chakk Nanaki, which is today known as Anandpur Sahib. There, in March 1671, Guru Tegh Bahadur met up with them again. She was initially tasked with overseeing Chakk Nanaki's business when Guru Tegh Bahadur was martyred because Guru Gobind Rai was merely a child. Kirpal Chand, her younger brother, helped her carry out this liaison.
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She was with Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh (the younger two sons of Guru Gobind Singh), who was separated from the main group of evacuees while crossing the Sarsa rivulet and engaged in combat with pursuing Mughal troops during the evacuation of Anandpur during the Mughal siege of Anandpur in December 1704 or 1705. The two younger grandchildren of Mata Gujri were taken to the Brahmin servant Gangu's village of Saheri, which is now in the Ropar district. The three were allegedly betrayed by him to two Muslim Morinda cops, leading to their arrest on December 8th. Following this, they were imprisoned in the Thanda Burj (cold tower) at the Sirhind Fort. Mata Gujri passed away in the chilly tower on the same day that the younger Sahibzades were put to death. The following day, Seth Todar Mal, a generous and affluent resident of Sirhind, cremated the three.
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