▁Khan ▁Bar ha , ▁who ▁were ▁powerful ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁Empire ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁They ▁claimed ▁to ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Say y ids ▁or ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ph et ▁Muhammad ▁through ▁his ▁daughter ▁F at ima ▁and ▁son - in - law ▁and ▁cousin ▁Ali ▁who ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Ban u ▁Hash im ▁Cl an ▁of ▁the ▁Q ura ish ▁Tri be . ▁ ▁The ▁Say y id ▁Brothers ▁became ▁highly ▁influ ential ▁in ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁Court ▁after ▁Aur ang z eb ' s ▁death ▁and ▁became ▁king ▁mak ers ▁during ▁the ▁an archy ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁em peror ▁Aur ang z eb ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 7 . ▁They ▁created ▁and ▁d eth ron ed ▁M ug hal ▁Em per ors ▁at ▁their ▁will ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 7 1 0 s . ▁Aur ang z eb ' s ▁son ▁Bah ad ur ▁Shah ▁I ▁defeated ▁his ▁brothers ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁throne ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Say y id ▁Brothers ▁and ▁Ch in ▁Qu il ich ▁Khan ▁( N iz am - ul - M ulk ), ▁another ▁influ ential ▁administrator ▁in ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁court . ▁Bah ad ur ▁Shah ▁I ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 2 , ▁and ▁his ▁successor ▁Jah and ar ▁Shah ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁on ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁the ▁Say y id ▁Brothers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 3 , ▁Jah and ar