mˈoʊst əv ðə ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd hˈɪstɚɹi, ˈæftɚ ðə tˈɛnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˌeɪdˈiː, ʌv ðɪs klˈæn ɪz sˈɛntəd ɚɹˈaʊnd vˌæɹɐnˈɑːsi ænd pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪ ˈiːstɚn ˈʊɾɚ pɹɐdˈeɪʃ ænd sˈɛntɹəl ˈɪndiə, æz bˌiːɪŋ ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈeɪntʃənt ˈɛmpaɪɚz ænd mˈoʊɡəl ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɪndiən sʌbkˈɑːntɪnənt, ˈɜːnɪŋ sˈʌtʃ tˈaɪɾəlz æz pˈændɪt, θˈækɜːɹ ænd lˈɑːlə.
Most of the recorded history, after the 10th century AD, of this clan is centred around Varanasi and present day eastern Uttar Pradesh and central India, as being influential during Ancient empires and Mughal empire in the Indian subcontinent, earning such titles as Pandit, Thakur and Lala.