The area it covered is now divided among the present-day districts of Swat, Buner and Shangla.

[6] He began his life as a shepherd and then left the village at the age of 18 to settled in the village of Mian Brangola, where he got his early education and learnt the fundamentals of Islam.

[7]: 40  However, after his death in 1877, Swat fell into abeyance till 1915, when Abdul Jabbar, a descendant of Pir Baba was elected as leader.

In 1918, the grandson of Saidu Baba, Miangul Abdul Wadud became the Wali of Swat.

Since 1969 the former princely state has been under a civil administration as part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.