Karmo Kaur

Sardarni Karam Kaur
Sardarni of Nakai Misl
Regent of Nakai Misl
Regent of the Nakai Misl
Tenurec. 1784 – 1797
MonarchBhagwan Singh
Gyan Singh
Died1806
Baherwal Kalan, Nakai Misl, Sikh Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
SpouseRan Singh Nakai
IssueBhagwan Singh
Gyan Singh
Khazan Singh
Datar Kaur
HouseNakai (by marriage)
ReligionSikhism

Sardarni Karam Kaur popularly known as Karmo Kaur was the wife of Ran Singh Nakai, the third ruler of the Nakai Misl, one of the groupings with its distinct guerilla militia that later became part of the Sikh Empire. Karmo Kaur served as the regent of the Nakai Misl during the reign of her sons, Bhagwan Singh and Gyan Singh. She was the mother of Maharani Datar Kaur, one of the wives of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire. She was the grandmother of Maharaja Kharak Singh, the second king of the Sikh Empire and Sardar Kahan Singh Nakai, the last chief of the Nakai Misl.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Sandhu, Jaspreet Kaur (2000). Sikh Ethos: Eighteenth Century Perspective. Vision & Venture. ISBN 978-81-86769-12-6.
  2. ^ The Panjab Past and Present. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. 1989.
  3. ^ Siṅgha, Bhagata (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University.