Desan Kaur

Desan Kaur
Sardarni of the Sukerchakia Misl
Tenure1756 - 1770
SuccessorRaj Kaur
Regent of Sukerchakia Misl
Regencyc. 1770 – 1780
MisldarMaha Singh
Born1740
Gujranwala, Sikh Confederacy (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died1794
Gujranwala, Sikh Confederacy (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
SpouseCharat Singh (m. 1756)
IssueMahan Singh
Sahej Singh
Raj Kaur
Saher Kaur
HouseWarraich (by birth)
Sandhawalia (by marriage)
FatherSardar Amir Singh Waraich
ReligionSikhism

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.