The term Mir has its roots in the Arabic equivalentEmir, which means Prince or General.Emir is derived from the Arabic root a-m-r, "command". Its other variations are Miran (plural of Mir), Mirzadeh, and Mirza[2][failed verification]
Mir is thePersian version of the title of tribal leaders ofSayyids, that are addressed in the arabic world asNaqib. Examples for Persian Miran (Plural of Mir) areMir Sayyid Ali Hamadani and the family of the Mir Sayyid Hasan bin Azimullah andHazrat Ishaan, that are today known as Dakik Family.[3][4]
In theYazidi culture, the Mîr is the religious and also the administrative authority from the Qatani branch of the Sheikh caste. The former Mir wasTahseen Said Beg, whose sonHazim bin Tahsin Said and nephew Naif ben Dawood contest leadership.[5]
In Muslimprincely states of British India, a few rulers were formally styledMir, notably in presentPakistan, where only two of the six have actually reached the level ofsalute state, becoming entitled to a gun salute and the attached form of addressHis Highness:
The Mir ofMirpur State, under a branch of the above Talpur clan, in Sind(h)
The Mir ofKharan; from 1921, restyled Sardar Bahador Nawab, till 1940 a vassal of the Khan and Wali ofKhalat (the senior ruler in British/Pakistani Baluchistan)
Mir Munshi, from the ArabicAmir-i-Munshi, 'commander of the secretaries', is the Chief Secretary of the Foreign Office.
Mir Umrao, from the ArabicAmir ul-Umara, 'commander of commanders': a senior military officer ranking below aSardar and charged with the command of a fort and surrounding territories, the training and equipment of soldiers and the supply of material.
In theOttoman Empire,Mir-i Miran was used as the Persian equivalent to the Turkish titleBeylerbey ("Bey of Beys"), alongside the Arabic equivalentAmir al-Umara ("Emir of Emirs").[6]
