Saidu Baba

[3] After his death in 1819, Saidu Baba isolated himself in a cowshed in Hund by the banks of the Indus River, spending time in meditation and Zikr.[4] In 1829, the Muslim reformist Syed Ahmad Barelvi had the malik of Hund killed in Akhund's home, as he had betrayed the Mujahideen in the battles of Haidru and Shaidu against the Sikh Empire.[5] When Ahmad Barelvi died fighting in the battle of Balakot (1831) against the Sikhs along with hundreds of Mujahideen, many of his followers came to Buner to stay under the protection of Saidu Baba.[5] In 1835, Saidu Baba cooperated with the Afghan emir Dost Muhammad Khan and mobilized the tribes of Yaghestan against the Sikh Empire.[5] In 1863, Saidu Baba led the Yusufzai and other groups in a battle at the Ambela Pass against the British forces, inflicting a decisive defeat upon them in Swat.
Saidu Sharifstate of SwatSwat DistrictWāli of SwātGujjarSwat valleyPeshawarNaqshbandiQadiriChishtiSuhrawardiIndus RiverSyed Ahmad Barelvibattles of HaidruShaiduSikh Empirebattle of BalakotBritish RajAfghanDost Muhammad KhanYaghestanLundkhwarMardanDost Muhammad Khan's campaignPir BabaYusufzaibattle at the Ambela PassLondonEdward LearGeorge T. LaniganKen NordineSaidu Medical CollegeSaidu Teaching HospitalSaidu Sharif AirportPir RoshanMirzali KhanUmra KhanShah MirSartor FaqirRoy, OlivierAhmed, Akbar