Sunday, June 26, 2011

Shrine Shah Hussain Sadozai Multan

Shrine Shah Hussain Sadozai 1626 AD is located on Abdali road inside Abdali Masjid Multan.
Shah Hussain Saddozai was the grandson of Asadullan also known as Saddo (1558 – 1626 AD), the progenitor of Saddozais and a son of Maudad Khan. Nawab Muzaffar Khan Shaheed of Multan was a descendant of this family. Shah Hussain was also, the cousin of Sher Khan the head of the Khudakka branch of Saddozais. Asadullah Saddozai and his descendants held the chieftainship the territory Herat and Qandahar and were responsible for looking after the highway between the two cities during the rule of Safavid of Persia. Shah Hussain Saddozai developed some differences with his masters to such an extent that he finally migrated to Multan in 1652. He was the first Saddozai to arrive in this city and in India at a time when Prince Aurangzeb was the governor of Multan. Shah Hussain recruited himself with the prince and went to Deccan with him. Shah Jahan awarded him the title of Wafadar Khan. When Aurangzeb ascended the throne, he further favored Shah Hussain by granting the jagir of Multan. Multan, thus became the second home of Saddozais and Shah Hussain their progenitor in this city

Shrine Shah Hussain Sadozai Multan

 



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