Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu or Saiyed Salar Dawood or Sahu Bin Ataullah Alavi or Salar Sahu () was a gazi and a commander in the army of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi who came to the Indian subcontinent in the early 11th century."Pluralism to Separatism Qasbas in Colonial Awadh", Mushirul Hasan - Oxford University PressSheikh Hussainuddin, (1937). Tazkira-e-Fani, the life and times of Shah Abdur Razzaq, "Al-Maktaba-e-Monamia".
Salar Sahu was a descendant of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, son of Ali. His father's name was Tahir Ataullah, and his son was Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud. He had two brothers one of them was Syed Maroofuddin Ghazi.Islam in India, Volume 4, Vidyajyoti Institute of Religious Studies, Vikas Pub. House, 1989 He was probably a brother-in-law of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, purportedly married to the latter's sister, Sitr-i-Mu'alla. He came to India along with Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi as his army commander.The Garden of India Or Chapters on Oudh History By H. C. IrwinGazetteer of the province of Oudh, 1877
He died on 4 October 1032 at Satrikh and is buried there.From pluralism to separatism: qasbas in colonial Awadh, Mushirul Hasan, Oxford University Press, 28-Oct-2004
Tomb of Sayed Salar Sahu The mausoleum of Salar Sahu is situated in Satrikh, away from Barabanki, in Uttar Pradesh. At his grave the people gather to pilgrimage during the full moon of the Hindu month of Jyeshta during the summer. There is a five-day-long urs during which thousands of devotees pray. His tomb is known as "Budhe Baba ki mazar" (Grand Master's Mausoleum).Islam in India, Volume 4, Vidyajyoti Institute of Religious Studies, Vikas Pub. House, 1989
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