Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud
Syed Salar Masud Ghazi | |
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| Born | 10 February 1014 |
| Died | 15 June 1034 (aged 20) |
| Resting place | Dargah Syed Salar Masud Ghazi Bahraich |
| Other names | Ghazi Miyan, Ghazi Baba, Baale Miyan |
| Occupation(s) | Military leader, religious figure, Sufi Saint |
| Known for | Sufism and Nephew to Mahmud Ghaznavi |
| Parent | Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu(father) |
| Relatives | Nephew of Mahmud of Ghazni |
Syed Salar Masud Ghazi (10 February 1014 – 15 June 1034), also known as Ghazi Miyan, was a semi-legendary Muslim figure and military leader associated with the Ghaznavid invasions of India in the early 11th century. Born on February 10, 1014, in Ajmer, he was the son of Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu and the nephew of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. According to the Persian hagiography Mirat-i-Masudi ("Mirror of Masud"), written in the 17th century, Masud accompanied his uncle during the conquest of India and led military campaigns across regions such as Multan, Delhi, Meerut, and Kannauj. His campaigns aimed to expand the Ghaznavid influence and spread Islam in the Indian subcontinent.
The main source of information about him is the chivalric romance Mirat-i-Masudi ("Mirror of Masud"), a Persian-language hagiography written by Abdur Rahman Chishti in the 1620s. According to this biography, he was a nephew of the Ghaznavid conqueror Mahmud, and accompanied his uncle in the conquest of India during the early 11th century. However, the Ghaznavid chronicles do not mention him, and other claims in Mirat-i-Masudi are also of doubtful historicity.