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'''Ghazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu''' or '''Saiyed Salar Dawood''' or '''Sahu Bin Ataullah Alavi''' or '''Salar Sahu''' ({{lang-fa|غازى سيد سالار ساھو}}) was commander in the army of [[Mahmud of Ghazni|Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi]] who came to the [[Indian subcontinent]] in the early 11th century.<ref>"Pluralism to Separatism Qasbas in Colonial Awadh", Mushirul Hasan - [[Oxford University Press]]</ref><ref>Sheikh Hussainuddin, (1937). ''Tazkira-e-Fani'', the life and times of Shah Abdur Razzaq, "Al-Maktaba-e-Monamia".</ref><br />
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Salar Sahu was a descendant of [[Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah]], son of [[Ali]]. His father's name was Tahir Ataullah, and his son was [[Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud]]. He had two brothers one of them was Syed Maroofuddin Ghazi.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=wlDQUM6FII_OrQf58ICICA&id=OUQwAAAAYAAJ&dq=Salar+Sahu+Ghazi+of+Satrikh&q=sahu Islam in India, Volume 4], Vidyajyoti Institute of Religious Studies, Vikas Pub. House, 1989</ref> He was probably a brother-in-law of [[Mahmud of Ghazni|Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi]], purportedly married to the latter's sister, Sitr-i-Mu'alla. He came to India along with Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi as his army commander.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://canvasofindia.in/lucknow.html |title=Historic City Lucknow |access-date=18 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217222436/http://canvasofindia.in/lucknow.html |archive-date=17 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Irwin">[https://books.google.com/books?id=nVhYOnbi7zsC&pg=PA68&dq=Salar+Sahu+Ghazi+of+Satrikh&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wlDQUM6FII_OrQf58ICICA&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Salar%20Sahu%20Ghazi%20of%20Satrikh&f=false The Garden of India Or Chapters on Oudh History] By H. C. Irwin</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=wlDQUM6FII_OrQf58ICICA&id=8KQIAAAAQAAJ&dq=Salar+Sahu+Ghazi+of+Satrikh&q=Sahu Gazetteer of the province of Oudh], 1877</ref><br />
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He died nearly 1000{{vague|When did he die?|date=January 2019}} years ago in [[Satrikh]] and is buried there.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=wlDQUM6FII_OrQf58ICICA&id=djluAAAAMAAJ&dq=Salar+Sahu+Ghazi+of+Satrikh&q=Sahu From pluralism to separatism: qasbas in colonial Awadh], [[Mushirul Hasan]], [[Oxford University Press]], 28-Oct-2004</ref><br />
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==Tomb of Sayed Salar Sahu==<br />
The [[mausoleum]] of Salar Sahu is situated in [[Satrikh]] also known as Sulaimanabad, {{convert|8|km}} away from [[Barabanki city|Barabanki]], in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. At his grave the people gather to pilgrimage during the full moon of the [[Hindu calendar|Hindu month]] of [[Jyeshta]] during the summer. There is a five-day-long [[urs]] during which thousands of devotees pray. His tomb is known as "Budhe Baba ki mazar" (Grand Master's Mausoleum).<ref name="Irwin"/><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=wlDQUM6FII_OrQf58ICICA&id=OUQwAAAAYAAJ&dq=Salar+Sahu+Ghazi+of+Satrikh&q=satrikh Islam in India, Volume 4], Vidyajyoti Institute of Religious Studies, Vikas Pub. House, 1989</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/h_es/h_es_mirati_frameset.htm Mirati Mas’udi by ‘Abdur Rahman Chishti]<br />
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