Suraj Mal

Suraj Mal, also spelt as Surajmal, was son of Guru Hargobind and Mata Marvahi and was born in Amritsar. On 23 April 1629, he married Khem Kaur, daughter of Prem Chand of Kartarpur, with the couple having a son named Dip Chand in 1633. Other sources claim Suraj Mal had a wife named Mata Hariji. Suraj Mal had little interest in religious matters and was attached to the world, so Guru Hargobind did not consider him for the guruship as his successor. Suraj Mal owned a dwelling in the city of Anandpur Sahib called Manji Sahib. Suraj Mal Suraj Mal died in 1645. His corpse was cremated at Kiratpur and dispersed at Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib. Suraj Mal descendants reside at Anandpur Sahib, moving there after Guru Gobind Singh vacated it in 1704.²