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===Nawabs of Awadh Era=== | ===Nawabs of Awadh Era=== | ||
During the last years of [[Nawab of Awadh|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 | During the last years of [[Nawab of Awadh|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. The Taluqa of Satrikh was transferred from Chaudhary's of Satrikh to Late Qazi's. He had the family still resides at Qazi Kothi at Qaziana area. | ||
==Tomb of Ghazi Saiyed Salar Dawood== | ==Tomb of Ghazi Saiyed Salar Dawood== | ||
The [[mausoleum]] of [[Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu|Saiyed Salar Dawood Ghazi]] , father of Muslim Saint [[Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud|Saiyed Salar Masood Ghazi]] is situated in Satrikh. At his grave, people gather in pilgrimage during the full moon of the [[Hindu calendar|Hindu month]] of [[Jyeshta]]. A five-day-long [[urs]] allows thousands of devotees to pray. His tomb is known as ''"Budhe Baba ki [[Mazar (mausoleum)|mazar]]"'' (Grand Master's Mausoleum).<ref>{{Cite book|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=OUQwAAAAYAAJ}}|title=Islam in India|date=1989|publisher=Vikas Publishing House|language=en}}</ref> | The [[mausoleum]] of [[Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu|Saiyed Salar Dawood Ghazi]] , father of Muslim Saint [[Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud|Saiyed Salar Masood Ghazi]] is situated in Satrikh. At his grave, people gather in pilgrimage during the full moon of the [[Hindu calendar|Hindu month]] of [[Jyeshta]]. A five-day-long [[urs]] allows thousands of devotees to pray. His tomb is known as ''"Budhe Baba ki [[Mazar (mausoleum)|mazar]]"'' (Grand Master's Mausoleum).<ref>{{Cite book|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=OUQwAAAAYAAJ}}|title=Islam in India|date=1989|publisher=Vikas Publishing House|language=en}}</ref> | ||
The battlefield of Saiyed Salar Dawood Ghazi was at Zafarpur village and was fought between the invading army and the local farmers on the banks of Reth River. Remains from that period include unknown graves. The property is owned by the family of [[His Highness]] Sheikh Fareed Ahmed, who was the last [[Zamindar]] of Zafarpur. It is now used as an ancestral graveyard by his family. | The battlefield of Saiyed Salar Dawood Ghazi was at Zafarpur village and was fought between the invading army and the local farmers on the banks of Reth River. Remains from that period include unknown graves. The property is owned by the family of [[His Highness]] Sheikh Fareed Ahmed, who was the last [[Zamindar]] of Zafarpur. It is now used as an ancestral graveyard by his family. Presently, his sons namely Uzair Mustafa, Umar Mustafa, and Anas Mustafa, and grandson Sufyan Mustafa are custodians of this property. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||