| Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu | |||||
| Native Name: | غازى سيد سالار ساھو | ||||
| Death Date: | 4 October 1032 | ||||
| Death Place: | Satrikh, Uttar Pradesh | ||||
| Burial Place: | Satrikh | ||||
| Relations: | Tahir Ataullah (father), Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud (son), Syed Maroofuddin Ghazi (brother) | ||||
| Spouse: | Sitr-i-Mu'alla (purportedly) | ||||
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Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu or Saiyed Salar Dawood or Sahu Bin Ataullah Alavi or Salar Sahu (Persian: غازى سيد سالار ساھو) was a gazi and a commander in the army of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi who came to the Indian subcontinent in the early 11th century.[1] [2]
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.[3] He was probably a brother-in-law of 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.[4] [5] [6]
He died on 4 October 1032 at Satrikh[7] and is buried there.[8]
The mausoleum of Salar Sahu is situated in Satrikh also known as Sulaimanabad, away from Barabanki, in Uttar Pradesh. At his grave the people gather to pilgrimage during the full moon of the 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).[5] [9]