Mata Kaulan (

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

: ਮਾਤਾ ਕੌਲਾਂ), also referred to as Bibi Kaulan (

: ਬੀਬੀ ਕੌਲਾਂ) is believed to be a spiritual woman who lived during time of

Guru Hargobind Sahib Gurū Hargobind (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ, pronunciation: l 19 June 1595 – 28 February 1644), revered as the ''sixth Nānak'', was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He had become Guru at the young age of e ...

, the 6th

Sikh Guru The Sikh gurus ( Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ) are the spiritual masters of Sikhism, who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning in 1469. The year 1469 marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the found ...

. Kaulan means the ''one who is Living in abode of Lotus''.

Biography

There is dispute among historians regarding Kaulan and her relation to Guru Hargobind. Some scholarsPatishahi 6, Twarikh Guru Khalsa, Giani Gian Singh, Section:Kolanਕੌਲਾਂ, ਕੌਲਸਰ, Mahankosh, Kahn Singh Nabha believed her to have been the wife of Hargobind, where others believe that she was his servant. Scholars commonly hold the viewpoint that she was a true disciple of Guru Hargobind and spent her life under directions of the Guru. Kaulan was a true disciple of Hargobind and lived all her life meditating and singing Guru Nanak's bani.

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Mystics Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{Sikh-bio-stub ਰਵੀ ਢਾਬਾਂ

Biography

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