Desan Kaur
Sardarni Desan Kaur Waraich (1740 – 1794), also known as Mai Desan was the regent of the Sukerchakia Misl during the minority of her son from 1770. She was the wife of Sardar Charat Singh and the mother of Sardar Maha Singh. Her grandson, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was the founder of the Sikh Empire.
Desan Kaur | |
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Sardarni of the Sukerchakia Misl | |
Tenure | 1756 - 1770 |
Successor | Raj Kaur |
Regent of Sukerchakia Misl | |
Regency | c. 1770 – 1780 |
Monarch | Maha Singh |
Born | 1740 Gujranwala, Sikh Confederacy (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
Died | 1794 Gujranwala, Sikh Confederacy (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
Spouse | Charat Singh (m. 1756) |
Issue | Mahan Singh
Sahej Singh Raj Kaur Saher Kaur |
House | Warraich (by birth) Sandhawalia (by marriage) |
Father | Sardar Amir Singh Waraich |
Religion | Sikhism |
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