Mir (, ) is a title of Persian origin with variable connotations. It is derived from the Arabic title Emir meaning 'elite, general, prince'.
Sayyids Mir is the Persian version of the title of tribal leaders of Sayyids, that are addressed in the Arab world as Naqib. Examples of Persian Miran (plural of Mir) are Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani and the family of the Mir Sayyid Hasan bin Azimullah and Hazrat Ishaan, that are today known as Dakik family.Sir Walter Roper Lawrence (2005). The Valley of Kashmir. Asian Educational Services. p. 292. ISBN 978-81-206-1630-1.Tariq Jameel Gillani in Zikr Jameeliyya: On the greatness of Sayyid Mir Jan Shah Saheb
Yazidis
In Yazidi culture, the Mîr (Kurdish: میر, romanized: Mîr) is the religious and also the administrative authority from the Qatanî branch of the Sheikh caste. The Mîr is the hereditary head of the Sheikhan principality. The former Mîr was Tahseen Said Beg, whose son Hazim Tahsin Beg succeeded him in 2019.
British India The title Mir is also used by various vassals of the British Indian Empire:
Examples In Muslim princely states of British India, a few rulers were formally styled Mir, few reached the level of a salute state, becoming entitled to a gun salute and the attached form of address His Highness:
the Mir of Khairpur (17 guns), a Rajputana princely state under a branch of the Talpur clan the Mir of Hunza (15 guns)
The following all remained non-salute states:
The Mir of Mirpur State, under a branch of the above Talpur clan The Mir of Kharan; from 1921, restyled Sardar Bahadur Nawab, till 1940 a vassal of the Khan and Wali of Kalat (the senior ruler in British Baluchistan) Petty Pashtun states around the North-West Frontier: The Mir of Amb, capital Darband; from 1868, restyled Nawab; from 1921 promoted Nawab Bahadur The Mir of Nagar the Mirs of Morni, Garhi Kotaha and Pindrawal in the Punjab Province and United Provinces British India (see Muhammad Baquar Ali Khan)
Mir was also used as an honor rank, see Mirza.
Compound titles In Indian subcontinent, since the Mughal period, various compounds were used in Persian including:
Sahibzada Mir: in Indian princely states Mīr-tuzak or tǒzak: Marshal, in the sense of an officer who maintains order in a march or procession; master of the ceremonies Mīr-dah or Mīr-daha: Commander or superintendent of ten: decurion; a tithingman Mīr-sāmān: Head steward Mīr-shikār: Master of the hunt, chief huntsman; also Grand Falconer; hence bird-catcher, and (metaphorically) a pimp Mīr-ě-ātash or Mīr-ātish: Chief of the fireworks; also commandant of artillery, master of the ordnance Mīr-ě-majlis, shortened Mīr-majlis: Master of the ceremonies or president, chairman of a majlis (assembly) Mīr-mahalla: Headman of a mahal(la), i.e. quarter (of a town) Mīr-ě-manzil, shortened Mīr-manzil: Overseer of the halting-places; quartermaster-general Mīr-munshī, from the Arabic Amir-i-Munshi, 'commander of the secretaries': Chief secretary; head (native) clerk of a (colonial) office; also the Chief Secretary of the Foreign Office in the Kingdom of Nepal
Mir-umrao, from the Arabic Amir al-umara, 'commander of commanders': a senior military officer in the Kingdom of Nepal, ranking below a sardar and charged with the command of a fort and surrounding territories, the training and equipment of soldiers and the supply of material Mir-i-miran: used as the Persian equivalent to the Turkish title Beylerbey ("Bey of Beys"), alongside the Arabic equivalent Amir al-umara ("Emir of Emirs") in the Ottoman Empire.Zetterstéen (1986), p. 446
See also Mir (tribe), a tribal name Mir (given name), a combined name for person Mir (surname), a singular ending on name for person Mirpur, a land name related to Mir peoples Mirpuri, a conjugation or plural name related to Mirpur lands Mirza (name), a singular multi-ethnic on name for half Mir person Meer (disambiguation) Mir (disambiguation)
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