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In 1835, Saidu Baba cooperated with the Afghan emir Dost Muhammad Khan and mobilized the tribes of Yaghestan against the Sikh Empire. [5] [6]: 39 In return, the Afghan Emir recognized him as ruler of Swat, Lundkhwar and Mardan. [6]: 40 However, Dost Muhammad Khan's campaign proved to be a failure, and Akhund returned to Swat. [5]
The Swat state was established by a religious leader, Saidu Baba, who was born in a Muslim Khatana Gujjar [5] family of the upper Swat Valley in 1794. [6] He began his life as a shepherd and then left the village at the age of 18 to settled in the village of Mian Brangola, where he got his early education and learnt the fundamentals of Islam.
It was named after Saidu Baba, a prominent leader of the former state of Swat. Saidu Sharif is the hub of several official buildings, and archeological sites such as the Swat Museum, the mausoleum of Saidu Baba, Royal residential palace of the former Wali-e-Swat, and the archaeological remains of the Butkara Buddhist Stupa.
The state of Swat was founded by Saidu Baba, religious leader also known as Akhund of Swat, in 1849. After his death in 1878, the state fell into abeyance until 1915, when Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah, a descendant of Pir Baba gained power with the title of Badshah. The grandson of Saidu Baba, Wadud of Swat was elected
The princely state of Swat was a kingdom established in the late 19th century by the Muslim saint Akhund Abdul Gaffur, more commonly known as Saidu Baba, [43] [39] that was ruled by chiefs known as Akhunds.
The Saidu Sharif Stupa, excavated under the name Saidu Sharif I, is a Buddhist stupa located near the city of Saidu Sharif, at the foot of the mountains that separate the river valley Saidu from that of the river Jambil, in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The sacred area consists of two terraces built on the slope of the hill ...
SWAT Goes to College. Katherine Mangu-Ward. June 1, 2024 at 4:00 AM. Photo: Syndi Pilar/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom. A gray-haired Dartmouth professor was tackled, zip-tied, and detained on May 1 along with ...
Thus the mutineers were unwilling to fight for him. At the same time, Mubarak Shah's usage of the mutineers was seen as a threat to the influence of Saidu Baba, the Gujjar herdsman turned religious leader, who expelled Mubarak Shah. [2] Thus the advent of the mutineers in the region brought a political change in Swati politics. [3]