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History of Biharsharif


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rnor of Bihar and general for a few years from 1351-1353 AD/751-753 AH, during the reign of Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq, Cousin of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq. During his reign, he fought his last pitched battles with Raja Hans Kumar and conquer Rohtasgarh Fort.

Sayyid Ibrahim Mallick or Bayyu one of the Great saints of Bihar. The descendants of the eight children of Sayyid Ibrahim Mallick Baya multiplied over 600 years and constituted a significant portion of the Muslim community in Bihar. The tomb is said to have built by Sayyid Daud Mallick, The eldest of the seven sons of the saint, who is also burried inside the tomb. The tomb of Sayyid Ibrahim Mallick is located in Bihar Sharif, at the hilltop of Pir Pahari, one mile west of the town. The mausoleum is an extraordinary structure of a rare quality of bricks, which have withstood the ravages of time and the unrelenting devastation of weather for the last 600 years.

After 600 years, the structure stands as if it were built in recent days. Besides Sayyid Ibrahim Mallick Baya’s tomb, there are 10 graves of his wife, sons, daughters, grandson, nephew and brother inside the dome. Names of this sons Badruddin Mallick, Sadaruddin Mallick, Mohammad Mohsin Mallick, Sayyid Daud Mallick, one daughter Sayyida Bibi Munehiya, one Nephew, one Brother, one Grandson, one Wife & two sons of the saint Mohammad Ilyas Mallick or Sayyid Suleman Mallick are burried out side of the tomb. But Mallick Mohammad Usman is Died in Jalalabad, Kabul (Afghanistan). The tombs of other family members and companions of Sayyid Ibrahim Mallick Baya are lying on the east, west and south sides of the mausoleum.

Due to the high respect and reverence given to the tomb of Sayyid Ibrahim Mallick Baya for generations, no one is buried on the north side of the dome. The south side of the burial place is still reserved only for the Sayyid “Mallicks” family members who wish to be buried on Pir Pahari
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