Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu or Sahu Bin Ataullah or Salar Sahu was commander in the army of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi

Mahmud of Ghazni

Mahmud of Ghazni , actually ', was the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty who ruled from 997 until his death in 1030 in the eastern Iranian lands. Mahmud turned the former provincial city of Ghazni into the wealthy capital of an extensive empire which covered most of today's Iran,...

 who came to the South Asia

South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...

 in the early 11th century. Salar Sahu was a descendant of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah

Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah

Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah surnamed Abu'l-Qasim was an early Muslim leader. He was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first Shi'ite Imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph.-Biography:...

, son of Hazrat Ali

Ali

' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...

. Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu was father of renowned general Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud

Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud

Ghazi Saiyyed Salar Masud was nephew of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi and a Muslim missionary. Salar Masud was a Islamic scholar who came along with his uncle Jalaluddin Bukhari and teacher Syed Ibrahim Mashadi Bara Hazari in early 11th century to the South Asia for propagation of Islam...

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He was brother in law of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi

Mahmud of Ghazni

Mahmud of Ghazni , actually ', was the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty who ruled from 997 until his death in 1030 in the eastern Iranian lands. Mahmud turned the former provincial city of Ghazni into the wealthy capital of an extensive empire which covered most of today's Iran,...

 and married to his sister Sitr-i-Mu'alla. He came to India along with Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi as his army commander.

Tomb of Sayed Salar Sahu

The mausoleum

Mausoleum

A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...

 of Hazrat Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu is situated in Satrikh

Satrikh

Satrikh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Barabanki district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Satrikh was earlier known as Saptrishi. Vasishta, the guru of the Suryavanshi kings, preached and taught the young princes here.-Geography:...

, 8 kilometres (5 mi) away from Barabanki, in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

. His grave is in the premises of a Hindu Sun Temple. The people gather to pilgrimage during the full moon of the Hindu month

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 of Jesht during the summer. There is a five day long urs

Urs

Urs is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint in South Asia, usually held at the saint's dargah . South Asian Sufis being mainly Chishtiyya, refer to their saints as lovers and God as beloved...

during which thousands of devotees pray. His tomb is known as "Budhe Baba ki Mazar" (Grand Master's Mausoleum).