Satrikh

Satrikh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Barabanki district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Satrikh is also known as Sulaimanabad after the name of Saiyed Salar Sulaiman the nephew of Ghazi Saiyed Salar Dawood.GeographySatrikh is located at. It has an average elevation of 111 metres (364 feet).DemographicsAs per 2011 Census of India, Satrikh has a population of 12,107 of which 6,368 are males while 5,739 are females. The town has a literacy rate of 56.29%, lower than state average of 67.68 %. Male literacy is 62.02% while female literacy is 50.00%. In Satrikh, 15.41% of the population is under 6 years of age.LegendRamayan eraIt is said that in ancient times it was part of the kingdom ruled by Suryavanshi kings, whose capital was Ayodhya. King Dashrath and his famous son, Ram were of this dynasty. Guru Vashisht was their Kulguru, and he preached and taught the young royal princes of the dynasty at Satrikh, initially known as Saptrishi.HistoryThe Muslims had made their first settlement at Satrikh, in 421 AH. / 1030 AD during the invasion of father-son duo Ghazi Saiyed Salar Dawood and Ghazi Saiyed Salar Masud in 1031–1033The battle in which Bhar chief Sohil Deo (or Sohel Dal) of Sahet-Mahet a small northern kingdom (he was the conqueror of Ghazi Saiyed Salar Masood) was subversed by Sri Chandradeo, the Rathor monarch of Kannauj was fought in Satrikh village.