About Suhel Dev Pasi and his bravery

The King who defeated Mahmud of Ghazni's nephew

Maharaja Suhel Dev Pasi

Maharaja Suhel Dev Pasi

Have you ever noticed that we have studying till now that when Mahmud of Ghazni died soon after Mohammad Gori came but there is a difference of 170 years but how so read the text given below you will automatically understand why ?

The legend of Salar Masud and Suhaldev is found in the Persian language Mirat-i-Masudi . It is biography of Salar Masud . It was written by Abd-ur-Rahman Chishti during the reign of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (r. 1605–1627) . The legend has been subsequently embellished by members of various castes and political groups . 

According to the legend , Suhaldev was the eldest son of King Mordhwaj of Shravasti . In different versions of the legends , he is known by different names , including Sakardev , Suhirdadhwaj , Suhridil , Suhridal-dhaj , Rai Suhrid Dev , Susaj  Suhardal , Sohildar , Shahardev , Sahardev , Suhar Deo , Suhaaldev , Suhildev , Suheldev and Suheldeo .

Mahmud of Ghazni

Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud , a nephew of Mahmud of Ghazni , invaded India at the age of 16 . He crossed the Indus river , and conquered Multan , Delhi , Meerut and finally Satrikh. At Satrikh , he established his headquarters , and dispatched armies to defeat the local kings . Sayyad Saif-ud-din and Mian Rajjab were dispatched to Bahraich . The local Raja of Bahraich and other neighbouring Hindu kings formed a confederation , but an army led by Masud's father Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu defeated them . Nevertheless , they continued to threaten the invaders , and therefore , in 1033 CE , Masud himself arrived in Bahraich to check their advance . Masud inflicted defeat after defeat on his enemies, until the arrival of Suhaldev . He came to be known about a local king named Suhel Dev Pasi in the area . Masud planned to attack him and defeat him like the other local kings , he thought that he could easily defeat him which was his biggest mistake . Suhaldev's army defeated Masud's forces , and Masud was killed in a battle in 1034 CE .

Masud was buried in Bahraich, and in 1035 CE , a dargah was built to commemorate him . The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) claims that the site was once an ashram (hermitage) of the Hindu saint Balark Rishi , and was converted to a dargah by Feroze Tughlaq .

In later Hindutva-influenced versions , Suhaldev is characterized as a cow protector , patron of saints and benefactor of Hindus . In one of these versions , Salar Masud plans to place a herd of cows in front of his army . so that Suhaldev could not attack him (since cows are sacred to Hindus) .  Suahldev comes to know about this plan , and cuts the cows loose on the night before the battle . He destroyed him so badly that after the battle it took 170 years for Turkish kingdom to come back and invade India because they didn't dare to come back to India for such a long time because of the defeat given by Suhel Dev Pasi and Mohammad Gori to rise .

This was the story of a brave heart Suhel Dev Pasi who not only destroyed Masud's forces but also destroyed the arrogance of Mahmud of Ghazni and his nephew Salar Masud also took revenge by the people who destroyed our temples and took valuables from them . The bad thing is that India is forgetting these heroes and these real life heroes are not given in any of the Indian History text books . Share this blog to everyone so that everyone should know about these heroes . If haven't seen my new blog and you want to know more about Veer Hammir Singh or Rana Hammir click on this link .    More about Veer Hammir Singh Sisodia or Rana Hammir and if you want to know about the dynasty of Veer Hammir Singh Sisodia click on this link . The dynasty of Veer Hammir Singh Sisodia . If you want to know about the battle between Muhhammad bin Tughlaq and Veer Hammir Singh Sisodia click on this link - Battle between the Tughlaq and Veer Hammir Singh Sisodia 

Maharaja Suhel Dev Pasi our Hero