Mata Bhani

Bibi Bhani was born to Guru Amar Das and Mata Mansa Devi on 19 January 1535 in Basarke Gillan, a village near Amritsar. The two were wed on 18 February 1554. During Akbar's visit to Guru Amar Das, it is said the emperor bestowed a jagir grant donation (lands and villages) as gifts to Bhani, putting the grant in her own name, as the Guru rejected receiving any such official state patronage in his own name. Akbar bestowed this land as a wedding gift for Bhani and he figuratively viewed her as his own daughter as well. With this responsibility, she was tasked with educating women on the tenets and norms of the Sikh faith. Bibi Bhani died in Goindval on 9 April 1598. == Legacy ==

It is postulated that Bhani may have been considered as a potential successor of her father for the Sikh guruship, however this did not come to be and her husband was selected instead. Scholar Doris Jakobsh states the following: == See also ==