Ganj Rawan Ganj Baksh belonged to the

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order of

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saints, which was founded by Shahab ud din at Baghdad in Hijri 602. He was the earliest of

saint of the

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Ganj Rawan Ganj Baksh

Saiad Shah Jalalu-d din or Ganj Rawan Ganj Baksh (which means "moving treasure"), was born at Khirkan near

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, and established the earliest Islamic mission in the Dakhan about Hijri 700, (1300 C.E approx) or a little before the invasion of Alaud din Khalji. He settled down at Unasnagar, between Daulatabad and

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. Ganj Rawan's tomb at Roza has two trees growing near it, one of which is reputed to have grown from a staff given him by his preceptor, and the other from a branch of the first. Both are said to possess miraculous properties. The mausoleum is to the west of the town. Ganj Rawan Ganj Baksh is believed to be the earliest

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saint of the

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. His dargah has the horse-shoe shaped dome of the Pathans, with piers on the faces supporting pointed arches. It stands on the band of Pari-ka-talav, also known as Ganj Ravan Talav (lake).

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Gazetter of Aurangabad - H. H. The Nizam's Government 1884. (Chapter VI page 391) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ganj, Baksh People from Aurangabad, Maharashtra Indian Sufi saints

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