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The Sayyid brothers were known as 'king makers'. Give reasons to support this statement.
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The Sayyid brothers, Abdullah Khan and Hussain Ali, helped Farrukh Siyar to become emperor and got the control over the affairs of the state. But in 1719, they strangled Farrukh Siyar to death and raised three rulers in quick succession — Rafi-ud-Darajat(1719), Rafi-ud-Daula(1719) and Muhammad Shah(1719-1748). For this reason, Sayyid brothers are known in the history as the 'Kingmakers'.
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