Sadaat-e-Bara

Sadaat-e-Bara or Sadaat Bahera
	Mohsin-ul-Mulk, a member of the Sadaat-e-Bara
Regions with significant populations
	• India • Pakistan
Languages
	• Urdu • Hindi • Awadhi
Religion
	Islam
Related ethnic groups
	• Sayyid • Urdu-speaking people • Arab • Sayyid of Uttar Pradesh• Sadaat Amroha• Gardezi Sadaat • Sadaat-e-Sirsi * Sadaat-e-Bilgram • Sadaat-e-Saithal • Hyderabadi Saadatiyon (Asaf Jahi, Salarjung, Paigah intermixing * )

Sadat e-Bara sometimes pronounced Sadaat-e-Bahara, are a tribe of Indian Muslim Sayyids, originally Elite or Noble Sayyid families situated in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh in India.^[1] This community had considerable influence during the reign of the Mughal Empire. Its members were also found in Hyderabad, Karnal District and Haryana, Gujarat & Karnataka, Maharashtra state in India. Some of the members of this community have migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi, Khairpur State in Sind and Lahore.^{[citation needed]}

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Role in the Mughal empire

Thumb — The Decapitation of Khan Jahan Lodi (3 February 1631), with Syed Mian Barha on the right and Khan-i Jahan Muzaffar Khan Barha on the left

The Barha Sayyid tribe was famous throughout the country for its obstinate valour and love of fight, as well as religious fervour.^[3]^{[page needed]} The tribe traditionally composed the vanguard of the imperial army, which they alone held the hereditary right to lead in every battle.^[4]^{[full citation needed]}

Aurangzeb's warning to his sons to be cautious in dealing with the Sayyids of Barha, "...because a strong partner in government soon wants to seize the kingship for himself", would eventually become true.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Six years after the death of Aurangzeb, the Barhas became kingmakers in the Mughal empire under Qutub-ul-Mulk and Ihtisham-ul-Mulk, creating and deposing Mughal emperors at will.^[8]

After the Mughal empire

The Barha Sayyids regained many of their estates from the Marathas and regained their status in the parganah by the time of British arrival.^[9]

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[1]
Markovits, Claude (2002). A History of Modern India, 1480-1950. Anthem Press. p. 175. ISBN 9781843310044.
[2]
Journal of Indian HistoryVolume 39. Department of Modern Indian History. 1960. p. 21.
[3]
Mohammad Yasin · (1958). A Social History of Islamic India, 1605-1748.
[4]
Rajasthan Institute of Historical Research (1975). Journal of the Rajasthan Institute of Historical Research: Volume 12. Rajasthan Institute of Historical Research.
[5]
Muhammad Umar (1998). Muslim Society in Northern India During the Eighteenth Century. Available with the author. p. 22. ISBN 9788121508308.
[6]
Jadunath Sarkar (1963). Anecdotes of Aurangzeb. p. 48.
[7]
Sheikh Muhammad (1998). History of Muslim Civilization in India and PakistanA Political and Cultural History. Institute of Islamic Culture. p. 331. ISBN 9789694690018.
[8]
Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
[9]
Madan Prasad Bezbaruah, Dr. Krishna Gopal (2003). Fairs and Festivals of India-Volume 3. Indiana University. p. 470. ISBN 9788121208109.

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[1] [1]
Markovits, Claude (2002). A History of Modern India, 1480-1950. Anthem Press. p. 175. ISBN 9781843310044.

[2] [2]
Journal of Indian HistoryVolume 39. Department of Modern Indian History. 1960. p. 21.

[3] [3]
Mohammad Yasin · (1958). A Social History of Islamic India, 1605-1748.

[4] [4]
Rajasthan Institute of Historical Research (1975). Journal of the Rajasthan Institute of Historical Research: Volume 12. Rajasthan Institute of Historical Research.

[5] [5]
Muhammad Umar (1998). Muslim Society in Northern India During the Eighteenth Century. Available with the author. p. 22. ISBN 9788121508308.

[6] [6]
Jadunath Sarkar (1963). Anecdotes of Aurangzeb. p. 48.

[7] [7]
Sheikh Muhammad (1998). History of Muslim Civilization in India and PakistanA Political and Cultural History. Institute of Islamic Culture. p. 331. ISBN 9789694690018.

[sen2-8] [8]
Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.

[9] [9]
Madan Prasad Bezbaruah, Dr. Krishna Gopal (2003). Fairs and Festivals of India-Volume 3. Indiana University. p. 470. ISBN 9788121208109.

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