Sardar Nanu Singh Saini was a Sikh army general and a well-known jagirdar in Phulkian riyasat.
[1] He gained this jagir from Maharaja Ala Singh as a recognition and reward for having liberated him from the Sunam prison in 1747 [2][3] where he had been incarcerated by Ali Muhammad Khan for over two years.
As a reward of Nanu Singh Saini's help in his liberation from the prison and his contributions in military campaigns as a general, his family was granted a large jagir which was spread in Patiala, Jind and Ambala regions.
[citation needed] Nanu Singh Sainis's family and descendants played important role in the religious and political affairs of the Phulkian state.
[5][6] His poetic anthology 'Boop Bhookhan' was authored by him to extol ancient Indian spiritual lore and guide Maharaja Karam Singh in the state affairs.