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Battle of Bahraich was a decisive battle between forces of Raja Suheldev and Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud on 13–14 June 1033 CE. The battle was fought near Chittaura Lake near the present day Bahraich city, Uttar Pradesh. The invading Ghaznavid army of 100,000 was completely annihilated and leading to a pause in the Muslim conquests on the Indian subcontinent whose second phase had started with Mahmud of Ghazni. ==Background== During the sack of Somnath temple in 1026 CE, Mahmud of Ghazni was accompanied by his 11-year-old nephew Saiyyad Salar Masud. He was the son of Ghazi Salar Sahu, a descendent of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, son of Hazrat Ali and Sitr-i-Mu’alla, sister of Mahmud Ghaznavi. He was born at Ajmer in 1015 CE. After the death of Mahmud Ghaznavi, Masud invaded India in May 1031 CE with a 100,000 strong army. He had imbibed the military skill and religious zeal of his uncle and even at the young age he was a proven military commander.〔Mirate Masudi〕 His first military conflict was with Raja Mahipal Tomar of Delhi, which he was able to surmount only with the help of timely re-enforcements from Ghazni. From here he marched into the upper Doab towards Meerut whose ruler Raja Hari Dutt surrendered and accepted Islam. From here Masud marched unto the Kannauj via Bulandshahr& Badaun. Kannnauj, by then was a far cry from the glory days of Gurjar-Pratihar. Kannauj surrendered vast amount of wealth to the Masud along with allowing Kannauj to be used as a military base for the further Islamic conquest in the Awadh and Purvanchal. During this period Kingdom of Shravasti was ruled by the Raja Suheldev who is also known by various names like Sakardev, Suhirdadhwaj, Sukhdev etc. He was the son of Mangal Dhwaj and disciple of Balak Rishi whose Ashram was located in Bahraich. In the popular culture and memory, he is known as one among the Pasi kings〔Government of Uttar Pradesh.1903/1988 Bahraich: A Gazetteer〕 but is claimed by several other castes as well, most notably by the Bhars. He is also claimed to be a Kshatriya of the Nagvanshi lineage or a Bais/Vais Rajput by some.〔Fisher & Hewett, 1884: Statistical, descriptive and historical account of the North-Western Provinces of India〕 It is due to the obvious difficulty of projecting the modern day caste identities in the history and also due to the division & assimilation of castes and formation of new castes over the period. During the invasion by Salar Masud, regions of Lakhimpur, Sitapur, Lucknow, Barabanki, Unnao, Faizabad, Bahraich, Sravasti, Gonda etc. were ruled by a confederacy of 21 Pasi & Bhar chieftains under Raja Suheldev. They were 1) Rai Saheb 2) Arjun 3) Bhaggan 4) Rai Raib 5) Gang 6) Makran 7) Shankar 8) Karan 9) Birbal 10) Jaipal 11) Shripal 12) Harpal 13) Harkaran 14) Harkhu 15) Narhar 16) Bhaalar 17) Judhari 18) Narayana 19) Dal 20) Narsingh 21) Kalyana. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Bahraich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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