Sartor Faqir

Sartor Faqir
Born
Saidullah Khan

Rega, Buner Valley
Died1917
NationalityPashtun
Other namesMullah Mastan, Mullah Mastana, Pipi Faqir, Saidullah, The Great Fakir, Mad Faqir, Mad Faqir of Swat, Mad Mullah
Occupation(s)Tribal Yusufzai leader and freedom fighter

Sartōr Faqīr (Pashto: سرتور فقير; died 1917), also known as "Mullah Mastan or Mullah Mastana"[1][2] Pipi Faqir or Saidullah in Pashto[3] and by the British as "The Great Fakir" or "Mad Faqir",[4] "Mad Faqir of Swat"[5] or the "Mad Mullah",[6] was a Pashtun tribal Yusufzai leader and freedom fighter. His name Mullah Mastan translates to "God-intoxicated" as a reference to his religious convictions and his belief that he was capable of miraculous powers and challenging the British Empire.[3]

  1. ^ Spain p. 177
  2. ^ Easwaran p. 49
  3. ^ a b Beattie p. 171
  4. ^ Hobday p. 13
  5. ^ Edwards p. 177
  6. ^ Elliott-Lockhart p. 28