Satrikh

Satrikh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Barabanki district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] Satrikh is also known as Sulaimanabad after the name of Saiyed Salar Sulaiman the nephew of Ghazi Saiyed Salar Dawood.

Satrikh Sulaimanabad
Town
Satrikh Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.87°N 81.2°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Barabanki
Elevation	111 m (364 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,107
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-41
Website	www.netword.in

Geography

Satrikh is located at 26.87°N 81.2°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 111 metres (364 feet).

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Satrikh has a population of 12,107 of which 6,368 are males while 5,739 are females. The town has a literacy rate of 56.29%, lower than state average of 67.68 %. Male literacy is 62.02% while female literacy is 50.00%. In Satrikh, 15.41% of the population is under 6 years of age.[3]

Legend

Ramayan era

It is said that in ancient times it was part of the kingdom ruled by Suryavanshi kings, whose capital was Ayodhya. King Dashrath and his famous son, Ram were of this dynasty. Guru Vashisht was their Kulguru, and he preached and taught the young royal princes of the dynasty at Satrikh, initially known as Saptrishi.[4]

History

The Muslims had made their first settlement at Satrikh, in 421 AH. / 1030 AD Ghazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu or Saiyed Salar Dawood or Sahu Bin Ataullah Alavi or Salar Sahu (Persian: غازى سيد سالار ساھو‎) was 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 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 nearly 1000[vague] years ago in Satrikh and is buried there.[7]

Nawabs of Awadh Era

During the last years of nawabs of awadh satrikh was a Taluqa of Nawabi and British Awadh. This estate comprised 85 villages. All the villages were to pay their 'Lagan' (Tax)to the Taluqedar of Satrikh. After 1857. The previous Chaudhary's were dispossessed for resistance to the British during the War of Independence. They were descendants of the original Usmani's who immigrated to Oudh in the early part of the millennium. In Satrikh area called Chaudhrana were they live with famlies.Late Chaudhary Amin Uddin Usmani,Late Chaudhary Asgar Usmani,Late Chaudhary Ali Mubarak Usmani,Late Chaudhary Azeemuddin Is a nice, Late Chaudhary Nihaluddin Usmani,Chaudhary Hamza Usmani, Chaudhary Rizwan,Chaudhary Kalim Uddin Usmani, Chaudhary Farzan Usmani, Chaudhary Fauzan Usmani

Tomb of Ghazi Saiyed Salar Dawood

The mausoleum of Saiyed Salar Dawood Ghazi father of Muslim invader Saiyed Salar Masood Ghazi is situated in Satrikh. 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][6]

The battlefield of Saiyed Salar Dawood Ghazi was at village Zafarpur and was fought between invading army and the local farmers on the banks of Reth river. Still remains of that period, unknown graves are present, and remains of dead ones emerge if anyone digs the battlefield. The property is now owned by a family of Zamindar, late Fareed Ahmed who use it as their ancestral graveyard.

References

1. Shajraat-Taiyabaat, published in 1916.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Satrikh
3. http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801098-satrikh-uttar-pradesh.html
5. The Garden of India Or Chapters on Oudh History By H. C. Irwin
6. Islam in India, Volume 4, Vidyajyoti Institute of Religious Studies, Vikas Pub. House, 1989