Rup Kaur

Rup Kaur (born 8 April 1649 or 1652), also spelt as Roop Kaur, was the daughter of Guru Har Rai and sister of Guru Har Krishan. She was born in the Shish Mahal of Kiratpur. Sources conflict on her existence and relationship to Guru Har Rai. She may have been one of the earliest literate Sikh women and she produced her own works. Her writings remain one of the few sources regarding the teachings of Guru Har Rai. Some of her personal items and writings are preserved at Gurdwara Manji Sahib in Kiratpur. She personally knew four of the ten Sikh gurus: her father Guru Har Rai, brother Guru Har Krishan, Guru Tegh Bahadur, and Guru Gobind Singh.