Bibi Rajindar Kaur

BIBI RAJINDAR KAUR, (1739-1791) or Rajindan, Patiala princess known for her
valorous qualities, was the granddaughter of Baba Ala Singh. The only child of her
father, Bhumla Singh, who had died when she was barely tour, she was brought up by
her grandfather, and, in 1751, married to Chaudhari Tilok Chand, of Phagwara. Har
husband died at a young age and the charge of the family estate, consistsing of over
two hundred villages, fell to her. When Baba Ala Singh was arrested in 1765 by
Ahmad Shah Durrani for having fallen into arrears with the tribute and was being
taken to lahore, Rajindar Kaur went to her grandfather and offered to pay the money
to secure his release. But the latter declined the offer saying that it was not proper to
accept money from a daughter of the family. In 1778, Raja Amar Singh of Patiala,
who was Rajindar Kaur's first cousin, was defeated by Hari Singh of Sialba. Rajindar
Kaur came to his rescue smith three thousand soldiers marching through the territories
of the chiefs who had fought on the side of Harl Singh. During the reign of the minor
Raja Sahib Singh, Rajindar Kaur was again in Patiala to defend the town against
Maratha onslaughts. At the head of a strong force she marched as far as Mathura
where peace parleys were opened with the Marathas.
Bibi Rajindar Kaur died in 1791 at Patiala after a short illness. She was cremated in
the royal cemetery known as Shahi Samadhan.