[1] Mansa Devi was born in Sankhatra (located in present-day Sialkot district) as the daughter of a local Bahil Khatri man named Dev Chand.

[2] She was wedded to Amar Das on 8 January 1503, whilst other sources give the year of marriage as 1502.

[2][5] She may have influenced her husband's egalitarian views in regards to gender, especially whilst the couple was at Goindwal.

[1] A number of reforms aimed at uplifting women and girls are linked to her presence.

[1] She convinced her husband to appoint female religious missionaries to spread Sikhism and the banning of sati.