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ISHAR KAUR


Ishar Kaur (? – 1840), daughter of Sirdar Lal Singh Sandhu, was born at village Sirianwali (district Sialkot, Pakistan). In 1815, she was married to prince Kharag Singh (eldest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh), by way of customary marriage ceremony of Chaddar Andazi. She performed Sati (self immolation) on the pyre of her husband on November 5, 1840.

(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)