Sayyid Hasan Fakhruddin was the first
Zaidi Sayyid who settled down here in 1104/1106 AD, who came here from Chattbanur, a village in
Patiala district of
Punjab, India. Sayyid Hasan's
mazaar is in Sambhalhera. Sayyid Hasan was a direct descendant of Sayyid Abu'l Farah Al Hussaini Al Wasti, who came to India from
Wasit, a town of Iraq situated on Iraq-Iran border, on the request of
Mahmoud of Ghazni. By the beginning of the 20th century, Zaidi Sadaat originating from Sambalhera were living in about 85 cities in India. Sambalhera is listed in the
Ain-i-Akbari as a
pargana under the
sarkar of
Saharanpur, producing a revenue of 1,011,078
dams for the imperial treasury. It is not mentioned as providing soldiers to the Mughal army, but the presence of its Sayyid community is noted. ==Places==