Husayn Khing Sawar

Sayyid Husain Khing Sawar[1] or Hussein Khangsawar,[2] also known as Miran Sahib,[3] was the garrison commander (qiladar) of Taragarh Fort in Ajmer. Muhammad of Ghor , he appointed Husain as his chief tax collector.[2] A shrine was erected there in his honour, near Mu'in ad-Din Chishti's shrine.[1]

References
  1. Asher, Catherine Ella Blanshard (1992). "The Age of Akbar". Architecture of Mughal India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 79.
  2. "Ajmer and around". The Rough Guide to India.
  3. Jagat Nārāyaṇ (1999). "Dargah Miran Sahib (Taragarh)". Ajmer and the Mughal Emperors. Neha Vikas Prakashan. p. 169.


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