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Mir Mughal mostly just spelled as 'Mir' or 'Meer' (Kashmiri: میٖر, Persian: مير) is a Kashmiri tribe or clan found both in the Kashmir Valley, and among the Kashmiri diaspora.
Origins
[edit]The word "Mir" is a shortened form of the Persian word Mirza, meaning a person of princely blood. Mir Mughal is originally the same family of Mughals who were given Mirza or Amir title.[1]
Difference between Mughals & Sayyids
[edit]Mir was also a common title among the Sayyids of the Kashmir Valley who came to Kashmir from Persia accompanying Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani in Kashmir during the reign of the Shah Mir dynasty, and the way the two groups distinguish between themselves is that the Sayyids prefix the word 'Mir' to their names (e.g., Mir Mubarak and Mir Maqbool), whereas the non-Sayyids(Mughals) use it as a suffix to their names. (e.g., Aziz Mir, Gaffar Mir etc.)[2][3][4][5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Muhammad Din Fauq, Tareekh Aqwam e Kashmir. p.408-413 https://archive.org/details/tareekh-e-aqwam-e-kashmir-by-m-din-fauq-urdu/page/n407/mode/2up?view=theater
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, volume 15. 1908. Oxford University Press, Oxford and London. p. 103 https://archive.org/details/the-imperial-gazetteer-of-india-volume-15/page/n1/mode/2up
- ^ Lawrence Walter R, The Valley of Kashmir. Oxford University Press Warehouse Henry Frowde, London. p. 307-308 https://archive.org/details/valleyofkashmir00lawruoft/page/308/mode/2up
- ^ Tareekh E Aqwam E Kashmir By M Din Fauq Urdu. p. 199-202 https://archive.org/details/tareekh-e-aqwam-e-kashmir-by-m-din-fauq-urdu/page/n197/mode/2up
- ^ Cradle of Castes in Kashmir (From Medieval Period to Present Day) By Tariq Sheikh - Aligarh Muslim University https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330313369_Cradle_of_Castes_in_Kashmir_From_Medieval_Period_to_Present_Day