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Mirliva orMîr-i livâ was a military rank of theOttoman Army andNavy. It corresponds tobrigadier general (modern Turkish:Tuğgeneral) anddivision general (modern Turkish:Tümgeneral) in the modernTurkish Army.Mirliva is acompound word composed ofMir (commander) andLiva (orLiwa, "brigade" inArabic).[1] The rank was junior to theFerîk (Major General) and superior to the rankMiralay (Colonel) in the Ottoman Army and the pre-1935 Turkish Army.
Mirliva was the most junior general rank with the titlePasha.
The collar mark (latershoulder mark) andcap (until 1933) of aMirliva had three stripes and one star during the early years of the Turkish Republic.
The rank ofmirliva was abolished on November 26, 1934, in accordance with Article 3 of Law No. 2590 on the Abolition of Nicknames and Titles.[2] With Decree No. 2295, issued on April 9, 1935, the equivalent of themirliva rank was designated astuğgeneral for Armymirlivas andtuğamiral for Navymirlivas, but those serving as division commanders at the time were promoted to the rank oftümgeneral ortümamiral.[3]
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