 According to the traditions of the community, they were originally brought over by the Mughals from Central Asia, as their ancestors were specialists in the manufacture of gunpowder.With the decline of the Mughal Empire, the community took to the manufacturing of fireworks.They are found mainly in eastern Uttar Pradesh, in the districts of Mirzapur, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Basti, Gonda and Varanasi.