Nathar Shah (original) (raw)

Sultan Syed Shah Mutaharuddin Suhrawardi (969–1039), also called Dada Hayat Mir Qalandar or Nathar Wali or Nadir Shah, was a Muslim mystic and preacher from the Middle East who migrated to Tamil Nadu in the 11th-century, where he travelled from area to area to preach the faith of Islam to the locals. He came to Trichy in the 11th century; his shrine is located in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, which according to legend is atop the grave of the three-headed Hindu demon whom Dada killed.