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<p class="C1">&#65279GA&#7748G&#256, M&#256T&#256 (d. 1621), consort of Gur&#363 Arjan (1563-1606), N&#257nak V, was the daughter of Bh&#257&#299 Krishan Chand of the village of Mau, 10 km west of Phillaur in the Punjab. The nuptial ceremonies took place at her village on 19 June 1589. She was the mother of Gur&#363 Hargobind born to her at Va&#7693&#257l&#299, near Amritsar, on 19 June 1595. She died at Bak&#257l&#257 (now B&#257b&#257 Bak&#257l&#257) on 14 May 1621. Her dead body was immersed in the River Be&#257s in deference to her wish that her body be consigned to water, as had been her husband's, and not burnt. However, a symbolic cremation was also carried out and a <i>sam&#257dh</i> built at Bak&#257l&#257, which has since been replaced by a shrine named Gurdw&#257r&#257 M&#257t&#257 Ga&#7749g&#257.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"><i>Gurbil&#257s P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 Chhev&#299&#7749.</i> Patiala, 1970<BR>
<li class="C1"> Satib&#299r Si&#7749gh, <i>Paratakhu Hari</i>. Jalandhar, 1982<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR>
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