Chitra Katha

Maharaja SuheldevVictor of Bahraich

In 1033 CE, by the tradition preserved in the Mirat-i-Masudi (17th century), he led a confederacy of local kings that destroyed the army of Salar Masud at Bahraich.

Remembered for 1033 CE (Mirat-i-Masudi)

The full life
1Named in the Mirat-i-Masudi (17th century), not in contemporary chronicles.Raja Suheldev
2Tradition makes him raja of Shravasti.Raja Suheldev · The people
3The battle is placed at Bahraich in 1033.Raja Suheldev · The Sultanate
4India Post stamp issued in 2018.Raja Suheldev
5Foundation stone of his memorial at Chittaura lake, Bahraich, laid in 2021.Raja Suheldev

Sources for these facts

  • Mirat-i-Masudi (Abd-ur-Rahman Chishti, 17th century)
  • Ibn Battuta, Rihla
  • Local tradition of Awadh

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