sentences:  The two Syed brothers, who now come into such prominence, were not mere upstarts, but came from the old military aristocracy.Besides the prestige of Syed lineage and the personal renown acquired by their own valor, they were the sons of Syed Mian who was chosen by Aurangzeb as the first Subedar of Bijapur in the Deccan and then Subedar of Ajmer.Their father, Syed Abdullah Khan titled "Syed Miyan", had risen in the service of Ruhullah Khan, Aurangzeb's "Mir Bakhshi", and finally, on receiving the rank of an imperial Mansabdar, attached himself to the eldest Prince Muazzam.