Gurdan Saini

Gurdan Saini (died March 1291), also known as Gurdas Saini, was a military general who died in the battle of Jhain between the forces of Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji and the Chahamana forces of Hammiradeva in the 13th century CE.

Career

According to Kishori Lal, "Saini was a great general and had led several expeditions into the country of Malwa and Gujarat." He was killed in battle. The historians Henry Miers Elliot and John Dowson cite Miftah al-Futuh, a work by Amir Khusro, who describes Gurdan Saini in the Rajput army of Rana Hammira: