Baig
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Baig or Beg (Turkic: Beg, Persian: بیگ) is a Turkic family name. The wife of Baig was known as Begum or Baigum.
The Baig were a Turkic clan. They played a pivotal role in Turkic empires in Central Asia, Middle East and South Asia. It was also used a military rank in Ottoman Empire. The members of Mughal Dynasty belonged to the Baig clan. They occupied the upper echelons of society in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and in some cases Afghanistan and Iran.
Baig comes from the Turkic word Beg, which comes from the old Turkish word Bey, which means military commander. In most cases Mirza (Persian: مرزا) is the title and Baig (Persian: بیگ) is the family name.
Usually Mirza first name Baig is the formula for the Mirza Baig ( مرزا بیگ ) name.
The title Mirza, from Amirzadeh, literally son of an Emir (Arabic: امير), i.e. Prince of the blood, is used by Turks and Mongols and other Muslim cultures under Persian influence, as in Mughal South Asia. The last name Baig Mirza would probably have been the title of a leading general of noble blood. It would translate to "prince commander" of an army.
