RŪP KAUR, BĪBĪ, commonly believed to be the adopted daughter of Gurū Har Rāi ; was, according to Bhaṭṭ Vahī Talauḍā, his real daughter born to Mātā Sulakkhaṇī on 8 April 1649. She was married, on 3 December 1662, to Khem Karan, son of Bhāī Peṛ Mall, a Dhussā Khatrī of Pasrūr, in present-day district of Siālkoṭ (now in Pakistan). The young couple, however, settled at Kīratpur itself in the house now known as Gurdwārā Mañjī Sāhib, where some of the Bībī's personal articles are preserved as sacred relics. Bībī Rūp Kaur had a son, Amar Siṅgh, whose descendants are now living at Dialpurā Soḍhīān, in Paṭiālā district.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. Padam, Piārā, Siṅgh, and Giānī Garjā Siṅgh, eds., Gurū kīāṅ Sākhīāṅ. Patiala,1986
  2. Harbans Singh, Guru Tegh Bahadur. Delhi, 1994

Bhagat Siṅgh