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She was married in 1796 to [[Ranjit Singh]], the successor of [[Maha Singh]], the leader of the [[Sukerchakia Misl]], who were a rival of the Kanhaiya Misl.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Calcutta Review|date=1 January 1944|page=74|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lOFMAAAAMAAJ&q=mehtab+kaur+gurbaksh|accessdate=3 May 2017|publisher=University of Calcutta.|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Miniature painting of Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaiya with a fly-whisk attendant. Family atelier of Purkhu of Kangra, ca.1785.jpg|thumb|Miniature painting of Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaiya with a fly-whisk attendant. Family atelier of Purkhu of Kangra, ca.1785]]

In 1778, A quarrel arose between Ramgarhia and Kanhaiyas, [[Jai Singh Kanhaiya]] and [[Haqiqat Singh Kanhaiya]] Supported by [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], [[Maha Singh]] attacked [[Sri Hargobindpur]] headquarter of [[Jassa Singh Ramgarhia]] and captured it, At the same time Gurbaksh Singh Besieged [[Batala]], Mala Singh brother of [[Jassa Singh Ramgarhia]] He was infamous among people, His officers and leading citizens of Batala, made a common cause and admitted Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaiya into the city and Mala Singh fled away, Batala become the headquarter of [[Kanhaiya Misl]],<ref name="Singh 1927 41">{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Gurbaksh|title=The Khalsa Generals|year=1927|publisher=Canadian Sikh Study & Teaching Society|isbn=0969409249|page=41}}</ref>