| Group: | Sadaat-e-Bara or Sadaat Bahera |
| Popplace: | • India • Pakistan |
| Langs: | • Urdu • Hindi • Awadhi |
| Rels: | Islam |
| Related: | • 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.
The Barha Sayyid tribe was famous throughout the country for its obstinate valour and love of fight, as well as religious fervour.[2] The tribe traditionally composed the vanguard of the imperial army, which they alone held the hereditary right to lead in every battle.[3]
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.[4] [5] [6]
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.[7]
The Barha Sayyids regained many of their estates from the Marathas and regained their status in the parganah by the time of British arrival.[8]