Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud

Syed Salar Masud Ghazi, also known as Ghazi Miyan, was a semi-legendary Muslim figure and military leader associated with the Ghaznavid invasions of India in the early 11th century. Born on February 10, 1014, in Ajmer, he was purportedly the son of Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu and the nephew of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. According to the Persian hagiography Mirat-i-Masudi, written in the 17th century, Masud accompanied his uncle during the conquest of India and led military campaigns across regions such as Multan, Delhi, Meerut, and Kannauj. His campaigns aimed to expand the Ghaznavid influence and spread Islam in the Indian subcontinent.