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Mir is a title which is derived from the Arabic title ''Emir'' or ''Amir'' (Arabic: أمير). It was adopted in many languages under Islamic influence, such as Balochi, Ottoman Turkish,〔Zetterstéen (1986), p. 446〕 Persian, Turkish, Pashto, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Sindhi and Bengali meaning leader of a group or tribe. According to the book Persian Inscriptions on Indian Monuments, ''Mir'' is most probably an Arabized form of ''Pir''. ''Pir'' in Old Persian and Sanskrit means the old, the wise man, the chief and the great leader. It was Arabized as Mir then, with ''Al''(A) (Arabic definite article), it was pronounced as Amir. ==Title== ''Mir'' was also subsequently used as an honor rank. (See: Mirza). Amongst Muslims, ''mir''/''meer'' has become an interchangeable synonym of ''sayyid'' (or ''syed''), meaning "relative of prophet Muhammad". (The last name Mirpourian is a present day example of ''sayyid'', a direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad.) In Muslim princely states very few formal ''mirs'' have actually reached the level of salute state, notably in present Pakistan, where only two of the six have been entitled to a gun salute and the attached ''His Highness''. The highest-ranking are the Amir of Bahawalpur), the Mir of Khairpur (17 guns) and the Mir of Hunza (15 guns). In Balochistan, ''mir'' is a title give to The Khan of Kalat and a ''sardar'' son or brother. The twelve ''mirs'' make one ''sardar''. When a ''mir'' has twelve ''mirs'' under him he becomes a sardar. It is given as well to people in religion. ''Sayyid'' sons or brothers remain as such until they fulfill the complete Islam requirement and hold the title of ''mir'' instead of ''sayyid''. The title ''mir'' was also used by members of the chief clans of the Soomro and Talpur Baloch tribe before and after they became rulers of Sindh. Today, it is still used by their descendants. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mir (title)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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