Artifact
Hukamnamas of Mata Sahib Devan
also Hukamnamas of Mata Sahib Devi
Letters issued in her name from Delhi after Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji passed away.[EoS][EoS][Mann]
- Date
- 1726-1734
- Held by
- Not stated in the sources read
- Location
- Dispersed
- Provenance
- Documented
- Status: Whereabouts unknown
- The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism (1992-98) gives their date range and opening formula but not their present whereabouts. Mann (2008) says eighteen letters of Mata Sundari and Mata Sahib Devi are in print.
Their opening names the order as Mata Sahib Devan's to the Khalsa of the Timeless One. Mann says these letters sought help for the langar at Delhi and stressed that the Khalsa Panth belonged to God.
A hukamnama of Mata Sahib Devan dated 19 March 1730, to Sikhs of Varanasi. The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism gives 1726 to 1734 as the range for her letters. The source is a blog.
Mata Sahib Devan and her scribe, 19 March 1730. Public domain. Source
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