Mir Mughal

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Mir Mughal are a Kashmir tribe or kram found both in the Kashmir Valley, and among the Kashmiri diaspora. The word Mir is a shortened form of the Persian word mirza, meaning a person of princely blood. It was also a common title among the Sayyids of the Kashmir Valley, and the way the two groups distinguish themselves is by the Sayyids prefixing the word 'Mir' to their names e.g., Mir Mubarak and Mir Maqbool, whereas the Mughals use it as suffix to their names. (viz., Aziz Mir, Gaffar Mir etc.). The Mir now speak Kashmir and are Sunni Muslims.[1]

See also

  • Mir

References

  1. ↑ Lawrance, W.R. 1895. The Valley of Kashmir. Reprinted 1967. Srinagar: Kesar Publishers
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