Sada Kaur

Sada Kaur
Ranjit Singh's Empire
Born	1762
Died	1832 (aged 69–70)
Spouse	Gurbakhsh Singh
Issue	Mahtab Kaur
Father	Daswandha Singh Gill

Sada Kaur (1762–1832) was a Punjabi Sikh who played an important role in Ranjit Singh's rise to power in Punjab. She was the mother-in-law of Maharajha Ranjit Singh and the chief of Kanhaiya Misl.

Sada Kaur was born to sardar Daswandha Singh Gill, in 1762 in Firozpur. Her Village was Rauke Kalan , Moga district, Punjab. She was married to Gurbakhsh Singh Kanheya, the son of Jai Singh Kanheya, the chief of Kanheya Misl. Her husband died fighting in the Battle of Batala against the Sukerchakia Misl, the Ramgarhia Misl as well as Sansar Chand Katoch. In 1785, Sada Kaur, along with Jai Singh Kanhaiya, then betrothed her daughter to Ranjit Singh, the Sukerchakia Misl's chief's son, and they were married in 1786. In 1789, her father-in-law, Jai Singh Kanheya, also died. Sada Kaur then assumed the leadership of the Kanhaiya Misl as well as the loyalty of its 8,000 cavalrymen. After the death of his father, Mahan Singh, in 1792 Ranjit Singh was made the chief of the Sukerchakia Misl and Sada Kaur became his regent. Sada Kaur used both Kanheya and Sukerchakia misals to push Ranjit forward.

The people of Lahore who were tired of the rule of Bhangi misl requested Sada Kaur and Ranjit Singh to take over Lahore. Sada Kaur advised Ranjit that whoever controls Lahore controls Punjab. On 7 July 1799 Ranjit Singh and Sada Kaur attacked Lahore with 25,000 troops. The people of Lahore opened the city gates for them. Ranjit entered the city through Lohari gate and Sada Kaur entered through Delhi gate. Sada Kaur made Ranjit Singh the king of Lahore in 1801.