Sham Baba Son of Sultan Mehmoud Ghaznavi: Environmental Meltdown Around The Shrine
Fairly up the canal from Swat River through the foothills, just above Kanju Township , lies a small graveyard. In the middle of it is a tomb, with two large graves. The headstone on one reads “ Sham Baba son of Sultan Mehmoud Ghaznavi ”, also known as ‘ idol smasher ’ in history. The other grave is of his companion " Qahrandokay Baba ". They were reportedly martyred in a Holy War in 413 Hijrah and buried there in the unlikely place of Swat , where highlanders lay their dead to rest by a way of funeral ovation . Folklores About Sham Baba son of Mehmoud Ghaznavi: Myths and Legends through Generations Unlike his brother Chino Baba down in the marshland, the whole solitary mountainous region is known through Sham Baba son of Mehmoud Ghaznavi . They reportedly came from Sham ( Syria ) for a holy war. The locals would even show you the imprints of Sham Baba’s horse legs. However, there is no authentic record to prove or disappro...