The Sayyids of Jarwal, along with those of
Kintoor and
Zaidpur, were well known
Taluqadars (feudal lords) of Awadh province. The Sayyids of Jarwal were descended from one Abu Talib, who was originally from
Iran. During
Genghis Khan's invasion, Abu Talib fled with his family, first to
Khorasan and then to
Lahore. In 1286, his son Aziz ud-Din went to
Delhi, and his own son Ala ud-Din eventually settled in
Bado Sarai, in
Barabanki district. Ala ud-Din had two sons: Jalal ud-Din and Jamal ud-Din. Jalal ud-Din incurred the ire of the Delhi sultan
Ghiyath ud-Din Tughluq, who had him executed. Ghiyath ud-Din later tried to make amends to Jamal ud-Din by granting him 25,000
bighas of land, revenue-free, in
Barhauli, on the south bank of the
Gogra, and another 25,000 in
Jarauli on the north bank. While Jamal ud-Din had no trouble establishing himself in Barhauli, he faced stiff resistance from Raja Chhatarsal, the
Bhar ruler of Jarauli, and died without taking control of the fort of Jarauli. His son, Sayyid Zakariyya, finally gained control of the fort in 1340, probably because of military support from
Muhammad bin Tughluq, who is known to have been in the Bahraich area during that year.
Khateeb-ul-Iman Maulana Syed Muzaffar Husain Rizvi Tahir Jarwali (1932-Dec 1987) a Shia religious leader was one of the prominent Jarwali Sayyid and celebrated preacher of late 20th century (1970s & 80s), he was also General Secretary of
All India Shia Conference for some time. ==References==