The Institutes of Akbar 305: D. The Jagnéris.

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The son of S. Najmuddín, S. Qamaruddín, settled at Bidaulí. A descendant of his, S. Fakhruddín left Bidaulí and settled at Tandah in Joli-Jánsath, and had also zamíndárís in Chandaura Chandaurah, Tulsipúr, and K’harí. Now-a-days many of this branch are in Bidaulí, Tlagah Pánípat, and Dihlí.
The chief places where the Sayyids of Bárha still exist are—Míránpúr, K’hataulí, Muzaffarnagar, Joli, Tas-ha, Bak’herah, Majharah, Chataureh, Sambalharah, Tanda, Biláspúr, Mornah, Sirdháolí, Kíláodah, Jánsath.
After the overthrow of the Tíhánpúrí brothers [p. 392, (g.)], many emigrated. Sayyids of Bárha exist also in Lak’hnau, Barelí, ’Ánwlah, in Audh; also in Nagínah, Maiman, and Chándpúr in the Bijnor district. A branch of the Joli Sayyids is said to exist in Púrniah (Bengal), and the descendants of the saint ’Abdullah Kirmání of Bírbhúm claim likewise to be related to the Bárha Sayyids.
During the reign of Aurangzíb, the Sayyids are said to have professed Sunní tendencies.
The political overthrow of the Sádát i Bárha under Muhammad Sháh (vide Elphinstone, Vth edition, p. 693) was followed by the disastrous fight at Bhansí which lies on the K’hataulí road, where the Sayyids were defeated by the Imperialists, and robbed of the jewels and gold vessels which their ancestors during their palmy days had collected.