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They started a new uprising against the British Raj under Saidu Baba's leadership in 1862. [6]: 42 He returned to Saidu Sharif in Swat in September, 1835 at the age of forty-one, where he attracted a large number of devotees. [4] Afterwards, Saidu Baba became the most esteemed spiritual leader among the eastern Pashtuns. [5]
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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 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.
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 Saidu Sharif Airport at Kanju is a stone throw from Mingora, adding much to the tourism in the past. The runway is situated between Swat River and the Sham Baba mountainous range, with lush green gardens and large trees being added as "charm" to the climate in the area. More than 20 km² has been covered strategically, as was proposed ...
Saidu is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: ... Saidu Baba (1794–1877), Emir of Swat; Saidu Ayodele Balogun (born 20 April 1941), ...
The siege of Malakand was the 26 July – 2 August 1897 siege of the British garrison in the Malakand region of colonial British India's North West Frontier Province. [7] The British faced a force of Pashtun tribesmen whose tribal lands had been bisected by the Durand Line, [8] the 1,519 mile (2,445 km) border between Afghanistan and British India drawn up at the end of the Anglo-Afghan wars ...