perhaps the most famous sufi that belonged to a sayyid family was syed salar masud, from whom many of the sayyid families of awadh claim their descent. sayyids of salon (raebareli), jarwal (bahraich), kintoor (barabanki), and zaidpur (barabanki) were well known "taluqadars" (feudal lords) of awadh province. people from sadaat also found in kannauj. kannauji syed traces their lineage from imam hussain through imam naqi they are branch of naqvi bukhari.mir rahimuddin, served as a munshi to major paim, was bukhari syed of kannauj.many people from this sadaat have dispersed to cities like kanpur.