Mir (tribe)

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Mir (Urdu: مير, Hindi: मिर) is a tribe/caste which has decended from the Butt tribe in Kashmir. It is also in Sindh Gilgit and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and India. It originates from the Vale Of Kashmir. Its origin is from the Butt tribe. Its fellow tribesmen are the Butt, Dar, Lone, Khwaja and Malik clans.[citation needed]