Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Maharaja Suheldev Memorial on 16th February 2021.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021
The event in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh marks the birth anniversary of Maharaja Suheldev.
Suhaldev or Suheldev was an Indian king from Shravasti, popularly known to have defeated and killed the Ghaznavid general Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud at Bahraich in 1034 CE.
He is mentioned in the 17th century Persian-language historical romance Mirat-i-Masudi written by Abd-ur-Rahman Chishti during the reign of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
Since the 20th century, various Hindu nationalist groups have characterized him as a Hindu King who defeated a Muslim invader.
