Introduction
Shakuni is the son of Subala of Gandhara, the brother of Gandhari and the maternal uncle of Duryodhana. He is Duryodhana's main adviser and the strategist of the dice game.
This article primarily follows the Mahabharata. Where a well-known detail comes from a Puranic or later source, the article identifies it.
Family
The dice game
Shakuni was a master of dice, and played for Duryodhana against Yudhishthira. He won everything Yudhishthira staked, using skill or deception. In some accounts, the dice were loaded.
The war
He fought for the Kauravas. He was killed by Sahadeva in the war.