 He gained this jagir from Maharaja Ala Singh as a recognition and reward for having liberated him from the Sunam prison in 1747  where he had been incarcerated by Ali Muhammad Khan for over two years.Ala Singh was liberated by Nanu Singh Saini with the help of Karam Singh Semeka in 1747 AD.Thereafter, he went on to found Patiala princely state in 1753 and took the title of Maharaja.