Mata Tripta (1446–1522; Punjabi: ਮਾਤਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾ; ''mātā tripatā'') was the mother of

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, the founder of

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Biography

Early life

Tripta was born in 1446 to a father named Bhai Raam, a Jhangar

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from the village of Chaliawala (or Chahal), near

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, and her mother was Bhirai. She was born in a Hindu family. She had a brother named Krishan. She is said to have possessed a kind-hearted and soft-spoken disposition. She is further described as being a "simple, humble, kind and humane lady".

Marriage

In 1460, Tripta was wedded to Mehta Kalu. She gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Nanaki in 1464. Due to the birth of a girl child as the first-born and the resultant disappointment of her husband, Tripta started becoming more fervently religious in-order to please the deities in hopes for a son. Tripta gave birth to Nanak on 23 November 1469, in the village of Rai Bhoi Di Talwandi, some thirty five miles west of

in the

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district of

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(modern day

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). The name of the town was changed to Nankana Sahib in honour of the Guru.

Death

Tripta died in Kartarpur at the age of 76 shortly after the death of her husband Kalu.

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References

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