Mirza
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Mirza (common variance in Tatar nobility as Morza
) is of Persian origin, denoting the rank of a high nobleman or Prince
. It is usually translated into English as a royal or imperial Prince of the Blood. It signified male-line descent and relationship to the Imperial Families
of Turkey and Persia
and was the title borne by members of the highest aristocracies in Tatar states, such as Khanate of Kazan
, Khanate of Astrakhan and in the Russian Empire
(Under Catherine the Great's rule the Murzas gained equal rights with the Russian nobility
). In fact, Prince Felix Yusupov
, the nephew-in-law of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was descended from Abdul Mirza, the first Prince Yusopov.
The word Mīrzā is derived from the Persian term ‘Amīrzāde which literally means "child of the ‘Amīr" or "child of the ruler" in Persia. ‘Amīrzād in turn consists of the Arabic
title ‘Amīr (engl. Emir
), meaning "commander", and the Persian
suffix
-zād, meaning "birth" or "lineage". Due to vowel harmony
in Turkic languages
, the alternative pronunciation Morza (plural morzalar; derived from the Persian
word) is also used. In modern Kazakh
myrza means gentleman, as is in the expression "hanymdar men myrzalar" (ladies and gentlemen).
, Sultans and Emperors (equivalent to the western Fount of honour
) to their sons and grandsons, or even distant kins. Noblemen loyal to the kings also received this Title, although their usage differed. Aristocratic families (royal descent) from South Asia and individuals descended from the Persian nobility have 'Mirza' in their name.
The title itself came from the title emir
. Emir, meaning "commander", -derived from the Semitic root , "command". Originally simply meaning commander or leader, usually in reference to a group of people. It came to be used as a title of governors or rulers, usually in smaller states, and usually renders the English word "prince. Amir Sadri." The word entered English in 1595, from the French
émir.
). But in Indian royal families, the title can be placed both before the name and after it, such as Prince Mirza Mughal
and Prince Kamran Mirza
. Prince Khusrau Mirza
was the grandson of Emperor
Babur
(Babur Mirza
), son of Emperor
Jahangir
and a brother of Emperor
Shah Jahan
. Emperor
Akbar Shah II
was Prince Mirza Akbar
before his coronation. Emperor Babur
took the imperial title of Padishah
on 6 March 1508, before which he used the title Mirza.
In the Indian subcontinent
, especially Bengal
and Bihar
, the Mirzas are also known locally as the variant of Mridha (from Mirdhjah) usually due to the Bengali
language not have a 'z' sounding alphabet.
Mughal dynasty (the Imperial House of Timur "Sarai Mulk Khanam Qutubuddunniya wa Deen Amir Qutubuddin Taimur Baig Sahib-e-Quran
).<
Rulers of India included:
The Imperial Family of Hindustan
The Royal Family Mughal of Berar
The Royal Family of Bengal
The Royal Family of Awadh
Morza
Morza is a Princely title in Tatar states, such as Khanate of Kazan, Khanate of Astrakhan and others, and in Russia....
) is of Persian origin, denoting the rank of a high nobleman or Prince
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
. It is usually translated into English as a royal or imperial Prince of the Blood. It signified male-line descent and relationship to the Imperial Families
Royal family
A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term imperial family appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate to describe the relatives of a reigning...
of Turkey and Persia
Qajar dynasty
The Qajar dynasty was an Iranian royal family of Turkic descent who ruled Persia from 1785 to 1925....
and was the title borne by members of the highest aristocracies in Tatar states, such as Khanate of Kazan
Khanate of Kazan
The Khanate of Kazan was a medieval Tatar state which occupied the territory of former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552. Its khans were the patrilineal descendants of Toqa Temür, the thirteenth son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan. The khanate covered contemporary Tatarstan, Mari El,...
, Khanate of Astrakhan and in the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
(Under Catherine the Great's rule the Murzas gained equal rights with the Russian nobility
Russian nobility
The Russian nobility arose in the 14th century and essentially governed Russia until the October Revolution of 1917.The Russian word for nobility, Dvoryanstvo , derives from the Russian word dvor , meaning the Court of a prince or duke and later, of the tsar. A nobleman is called dvoryanin...
). In fact, Prince Felix Yusupov
Felix Yusupov
Prince Felix Felixovich Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston , was best known for participating in the murder of Grigori Rasputin, the faith healer who was said to have influenced decisions of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna.-Biography:...
, the nephew-in-law of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was descended from Abdul Mirza, the first Prince Yusopov.
The word Mīrzā is derived from the Persian term ‘Amīrzāde which literally means "child of the ‘Amīr" or "child of the ruler" in Persia. ‘Amīrzād in turn consists of the Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
title ‘Amīr (engl. Emir
Emir
Emir , meaning "commander", "general", or "prince"; also transliterated as Amir, Aamir or Ameer) is a title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world...
), meaning "commander", and the Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
suffix
Suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs...
-zād, meaning "birth" or "lineage". Due to vowel harmony
Vowel harmony
Vowel harmony is a type of long-distance assimilatory phonological process involving vowels that occurs in some languages. In languages with vowel harmony, there are constraints on which vowels may be found near each other....
in Turkic languages
Turkic languages
The Turkic languages constitute a language family of at least thirty five languages, spoken by Turkic peoples across a vast area from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean to Siberia and Western China, and are considered to be part of the proposed Altaic language family.Turkic languages are spoken...
, the alternative pronunciation Morza (plural morzalar; derived from the Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
word) is also used. In modern Kazakh
Kazakh language
Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak....
myrza means gentleman, as is in the expression "hanymdar men myrzalar" (ladies and gentlemen).
Persian Kingdom
The titles themselves were given by the KingsKings
Kings may refer to:*Kings: The Sovereign Heads of states and/or nations*One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":**The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts**The Shahnama, an 11th century epic Persian poem...
, Sultans and Emperors (equivalent to the western Fount of honour
Fount of honour
The fount of honour refers to a nation's head of state, who, by virtue of his or her official position, has the exclusive right of conferring legitimate titles of nobility and orders of chivalry to other persons.- Origin :...
) to their sons and grandsons, or even distant kins. Noblemen loyal to the kings also received this Title, although their usage differed. Aristocratic families (royal descent) from South Asia and individuals descended from the Persian nobility have 'Mirza' in their name.
The title itself came from the title emir
Emir
Emir , meaning "commander", "general", or "prince"; also transliterated as Amir, Aamir or Ameer) is a title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world...
. Emir, meaning "commander", -derived from the Semitic root , "command". Originally simply meaning commander or leader, usually in reference to a group of people. It came to be used as a title of governors or rulers, usually in smaller states, and usually renders the English word "prince. Amir Sadri." The word entered English in 1595, from the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
émir.
- His Highness Prince Israr Mirza
- His Highness Prince Iraj MirzaIraj MirzaPrince Iraj Mirza , son of prince Gholam Hossein Mirza, was a famous Iranian poet. He was a modern poet and his works are associated with the criticism of traditions. He had translations from the French language....
- His Highness Prince Malek Mansur Mirza Shao es-SaltanehMalek Mansur Mirza Shao es-SaltanehPrince Malek Mansur Mirza Iranian prince of Qajar dynasty, was Mozaffar al-Din Shah's second son, brother of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Abul-fat'h Mirza Salar-ed-Dowleh and Abul-Fazl Mirza....
- His Highness Prince Bahram Mirza Sardar Mass'oudBahram Mirza Sardar Mass'oudPrince Bahram Mirza Sardar Mass'oud was Persian Prince of Qajar Dynasty and constitutionalists, son of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan and grand son of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar....
- His Highness Prince Abbas MirzaAbbas MirzaPrince, Field-Marshal Abbas Mirza born Amol city , was a Qajar crown prince of Persia. He developed a reputation as a military commander during wars with Russia and the Ottoman Empire, as an early modernizer of Persia's armed forces and institutions, and for his death before his father, Fath Ali...
- His Highness Prince Abdol Majid MirzaAbdol Majid MirzaSoltan Abdol Majid Mirza Eyn-ed-Dowleh , Qajar prince and Prime Minister, was the eldest son of Prince Soltan Ahmad Mirza Azod ed-Dowleh and grandson of Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar.-References:...
- Highness Prince Ali-Mohammad MirzaAli-Mohammad MirzaAli-Mohammad Mirza, whose royal title was Ehtesham-ol-Mamalek, was the third son of Khanlar Mirza, known as Ehteshami ed-Dowleh, the commander of Nasser al-Din Shah's forces in Bushehr during the Anglo-Persian War, and the grandson of Abbas Mirza....
- His Highness Prince Bahram MirzaBahram MirzaBahram Mirza Moezz-od-Dowleh Qajar was the second son of Abbas Mirza who was the youngest son of Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar. He was an educated and erudite man expert on many subjects, which won him the nickname of Mollah Bahram...
- His Highness Prince Djahangir MirzaDjahangir MirzaPrince Djahangir Mirza Persian Prince of Qajar Dynasty, was the third son of Abbas Mirza, the crown prince and governor of Azerbaijan, who in turn was the son of Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar, the second Shah of the Qajar dynasty....
- His Highness Prince Eskandar MirzaEskandar Mirza (Qajar)Prince Eskandar Mirza Perian Prince of Qajar Dynasty, was the son of Abbas Mirza and grandson of Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar. He was governor of Khoy and Salmas 1832-1834 and governor of Qazvin 1848-1852. He died at the age of 46, 1856 in Tabriz. He is the ancestor of Eskandari-Qajar...
- His Highness Prince Fereydoon Mirza
- His Highness Prince Mohammed Tareq Mirza
- His Highness Prince Hamid MirzaHamid MirzaPrince Soltan Hamid Mirza Qajar was the head and heir presumptive of the Qajar dynasty the former ruling dynasty of Iran and the son of the last Qajar Crown Prince of Iran.-Early life:...
- His Highness Prince Khanlar MirzaKhanlar MirzaKhanlar Mirza whose royal title was Ehteshami ed-Dowleh was commander of Nasser al-Din Shah's forces in Bushehr during the Anglo-Persian War. He was the seventeenth son of Abbas Mirza.- Biography :...
- His Highness Prince Khosrow MirzaKhosrow MirzaPrince Khosro Mirza , Persian Prince of Qajar Dynasty, was the 7th son of Abbas Mirza and brother of Djahangir Mirza.In 1829 Alexander Griboyedov, the Russian diplomat and play writer was killed in the encirclement of the Russia embassy in Tehran...
- His Highness Prince Shairul Mirza
- His Highness of Highness Prince Muhammad Mirza
- His Highness Prince Mahmoud MirzaMahmoud MirzaMahmoud Mirza Iranian prince of Qajar Dynasty, was the son of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar.He was head of the Qajar dynasty from the death of his nephew Hamid Mirza on 5 May 1988 until his own death on the 2 July 1988.-Offspring:...
- His Highness Prince of Fadi Malo George Mirza
- His Highness Prince Mohammad Hassan MirzaMohammad Hassan MirzaMohammad Hassan Mirza , brother of Ahmed Shah Qajar of Iran, and former Crown Prince of the Qajar dynasty. Soon after Reza Shah deposed the Qajar dynasty and made himself Shah of Iran in 1925, Prince Mohammad Hassan and his family were sent into permanent exile to England...
- His Highness Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza IIMohammad Hassan Mirza IIPrince Mohammad Hasan Mirza II Qajar is the son of Hamid Mirza and a grandson of Mohammad Hassan Mirza the last Crown Prince of Iran from the rule of the Qajar dynasty. As heir apparent, he is considered the Qajar pretender to the Peacock Throne. He currently lives in Dallas, Texas, in the United...
- His Highness Prince Nosrat-od-Dowleh Firouz Mirza
- His Highness Prince Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-SaltanehKamran Mirza Nayeb es-SaltanehKamran Mirza was the Persian Prince of Qajar Dynasty and third surviving son of Nasser al-Din Shah. He was brother of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan and Mozzafar al-Din Shah...
- His Highness Prince Firouz Mirza Nosrat-ed-Dowleh Farman Farmaian IIIFirouz Mirza Nosrat-ed-Dowleh Farman Farmaian IIIPrince Firouz Mirza Nosrat-ed-Dowleh III, GCMG eldest son of Prince Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and Princess Ezzat-Dowleh. He was born at some time near 1889, and died in April 1937. Grandson of his name-sake, Nosrat Dowleh Firouz Mirza, and of Mozzafar-al-Din Shah Qajar through his mother...
- His Highness Prince Ali Mirza QajarAli Mirza QajarPrince Soltan Ali Mirza Kadjar was an Iranian Prince of Qajar Dynasty and the son of Soltan Majid Mirza Qajar and Homadokht Kian and the grandson of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar. He was the Head of the Qajar Imperial Family...
- His Highness Prince Nosrat al-Din Mirza Salar es-SaltanehNosrat al-Din Mirza Salar es-SaltanehPrince Nosrat al-Din Mirza Salar es-Saltaneh was a Qajar prince and painter, son of Nasser-al-Din Shah and princess Zinat es-Saltaneh grand-Daughter of Abbas Mirza....
- His Highness Prince Abdol-samad Mirza Ezz ed-Dowleh SaloorAbdol-samad Mirza Ezz ed-Dowleh SaloorAbdol-samad Mirza Ezz ed-Dowleh Saloor Persian prince of Qajar Dynasty and fifth son of Mohammad Shah Qajar by his wife, a lady of Turkmen origin. He is the ancestor of Saloor family....
- His Highness Prince Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e SoltanMass'oud Mirza Zell-e SoltanMass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan ("Mass'oud Mirza the Sultan's Shadow (5 January 1850-2 July 1918) was a Persian prince of the Qajar Dynasty; he was known as the "Yamin-al-Dowleh" ("Right Hand of the Government")...
South Asia
Mirza was given to imperial prince; a title or part of a name implying relationship to the turk dynasties like Mughal dynasty (the Imperial House of TimurTimurid Dynasty
The Timurids , self-designated Gurkānī , were a Persianate, Central Asian Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turko-Mongol descent whose empire included the whole of Iran, modern Afghanistan, and modern Uzbekistan, as well as large parts of contemporary Pakistan, North India, Mesopotamia, Anatolia and the...
). But in Indian royal families, the title can be placed both before the name and after it, such as Prince Mirza Mughal
Mirza Mughal
HH Prince Mirza Mughal was an Imperial Prince of the Royal Family of India; the fifth son of Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, the 12th and last Mughal emperor. His mother, Sharif-ul-Mahal Sayyidini, came from an Aristocratic Sayyid family that claimed descent from The Prophet Muhammad...
and Prince Kamran Mirza
Kamran Mirza
Kamran Mirza, sometimes known simply as Kamran, was the second son of Babur Mirza, the founder of the Mughal dynasty.Kamran Mirza was born in Kabul...
. Prince Khusrau Mirza
Khusrau Mirza
Khusrau Mirza was the eldest son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. His mother Manbai or Shah Begam was a Kachhwaha princess and the daughter of Raja Bhagwant Das. Prince Khusrau was born in Lahore on August 16, 1587...
was the grandson of Emperor
Emperor
An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...
Babur
Babur
Babur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
(Babur Mirza
Babur
Babur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
), son of Emperor
Emperor
An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...
Jahangir
Jahangir
Jahangir was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death. The name Jahangir is from Persian جهانگیر,meaning "Conqueror of the World"...
and a brother of Emperor
Emperor
An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...
Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) (Full title: His Imperial Majesty Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan...
. Emperor
Emperor
An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...
Akbar Shah II
Akbar Shah II
Akbar Shah II , also known as Mirza Akbar, was the second-to-last of the Mughal emperors of India. He held the title from 1806 to 1837. He was the second son of Shah Alam II and the father of Bahadur Shah Zafar II....
was Prince Mirza Akbar
Akbar Shah II
Akbar Shah II , also known as Mirza Akbar, was the second-to-last of the Mughal emperors of India. He held the title from 1806 to 1837. He was the second son of Shah Alam II and the father of Bahadur Shah Zafar II....
before his coronation. Emperor Babur
Babur
Babur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
took the imperial title of Padishah
Padishah
Padishah, Padshah, Padeshah, Badishah or Badshah is a superlative royal title, composed of the Persian pād "master" and the widespread shāh "king", which was adopted by several monarchs claiming the highest rank, roughly equivalent to the ancient Persian notion of "The Great" or "Great King", and...
on 6 March 1508, before which he used the title Mirza.
In the Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
, especially Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
and Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, the Mirzas are also known locally as the variant of Mridha (from Mirdhjah) usually due to the Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
language not have a 'z' sounding alphabet.
Mughal dynasty (the Imperial House of Timur "Sarai Mulk Khanam Qutubuddunniya wa Deen Amir Qutubuddin Taimur Baig Sahib-e-Quran
Timurid Dynasty
The Timurids , self-designated Gurkānī , were a Persianate, Central Asian Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turko-Mongol descent whose empire included the whole of Iran, modern Afghanistan, and modern Uzbekistan, as well as large parts of contemporary Pakistan, North India, Mesopotamia, Anatolia and the...
).<
Rulers of India included:
The Imperial Family of Hindustan
- His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza ZahiruddinBaburBabur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
1523-1530,First Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza NasiruddinHumayunNasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun was the second Mughal Emperor who ruled present day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of northern India from 1530–1540 and again from 1555–1556. Like his father, Babur, he lost his kingdom early, but with Persian aid, he eventually regained an even larger one...
1530-1539 & 1554-1555, Second Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza Jalaluddin 1555-1605, Third Mughal Emperor.
- His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza NuruddinJahangirJahangir was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death. The name Jahangir is from Persian جهانگیر,meaning "Conqueror of the World"...
1605-1627, Fourth Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza KhurramShah JahanShah Jahan Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) (Full title: His Imperial Majesty Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan...
1627-1658, Fifth Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza MuhiuddinAurangzebAbul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...
1658-1707, sixth Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza Azam 1707, seventh Mughal Emperor.
- His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza Mu'AzzamBahadur Shah IBahadur Shah was a Mughal Emperor, who ruled India from 1707 to 1712. His original name was Qutb ud-Din Muhammad Mu'azzam later titled as Shah Alam by his father. He took the throne name Bahadur Shah in 1707. His name Bahādur means "brave" & "hero" in Turko-Mongol languages...
1707-1712, Eight Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Sultan Muizuddin MirzaJahandar ShahJahandar Shah was a Mughal Emperor who ruled India for a brief period in 1712-1713. His title was Shahanshah-i-Ghazi Abu'l Fath Muiz-ud-Din Muhammad Jahandar Shah Sahib-i-Quran Padshah-i-Jahan .-Early life:...
1712-1713, Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mouinudd'in Muhammad MirzaFarrukhsiyarAbu'l Muzaffar Muin ud-din Muhammad Shah Farrukh-siyar Alim Akbar Sani Wala Shan Padshah-i-bahr-u-bar [Shahid-i-Mazlum] was the Mughal emperor between 1713 and 1719. Noted as a handsome but weak ruler, easily swayed by his advisers, Farukhsiyar lacked the ability and character to rule independently...
1712-1719, Tenth Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor SultanSultanSultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
Shamsuddin Mirza 1719, Eleventh Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor SultanSultanSultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
Rafiuddin Mirza (later Shah Jahan II 1719, Twelfth Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Sultan Nekusiyar MirzaMuhammad ShahMuhammad Shah also known as Roshan Akhtar, was a Mughal emperor of India between 1719 and 1748. He was son of Khujista Akhtar Jahan Shah, the fourth son of Bahadur Shah I. Ascending the throne at 17 with the help of the Sayyid Brothers, he later got rid of them with the help of Nizam-ul-Mulk Chin...
1719, Thirteenth Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor SultanSultanSultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
Akhtar MirzaMuhammad ShahMuhammad Shah also known as Roshan Akhtar, was a Mughal emperor of India between 1719 and 1748. He was son of Khujista Akhtar Jahan Shah, the fourth son of Bahadur Shah I. Ascending the throne at 17 with the help of the Sayyid Brothers, he later got rid of them with the help of Nizam-ul-Mulk Chin...
, Fourteenth Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Ahmad Shah MirzaAhmad Shah BahadurAhmad Shah Bahadur was born to Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah. He succeeded his father to the throne as the 15th Mughal Emperor in 1748 at the age of 22. His mother was Udhambai, . When Ahmed Shah came to power the rule of the Mughal Empire was collapsing...
1720-1748, Fifteenth Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Aziz 'ud-Din Beg MirzaAlamgir IIAziz-ud-din Alamgir II was the Mughal Emperor of India from 3 June 1754 to 29 November 1759. He was the son of Jahandar Shah....
1754-1759, Sixteenth Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Jalal 'ud-Din MirzaShah Alam IIShah Alam II , also known as Ali Gauhar, was a Mughal emperor of India. A son of Alamgir II, he was exiled to Allahabad in December 1759 by Ghazi-ud-Din, who appointed Shah Jahan III as the emperor. Later, he was nominated as the emperor by Ahmad Shah.Shah Alam II was considered the only and...
1759-1760, Seventeenth Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Muhi-ul-millat MirzaShah Jahan IIIShah Jahan III also known as Muhi-ul-millat was Mughal Emperor briefly. He was the son of Muhi-us-sunnat, the eldest son of Muhammad Kam Baksh who was the youngest son of Aurangzeb...
1788-1806, Eighteenth Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza AkbarAkbar Shah IIAkbar Shah II , also known as Mirza Akbar, was the second-to-last of the Mughal emperors of India. He held the title from 1806 to 1837. He was the second son of Shah Alam II and the father of Bahadur Shah Zafar II....
1806-1837, Nineteenth Mughal Emperor. - His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Sirajuddin MirzaBahadur Shah IIHis Royal Highness Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar , also known as Bahadur Shah or Bahadur Shah II was the last of the Mughal emperors in India, as well as the last ruler of the Timurid Dynasty.He was the son of Akbar Shah II and Lalbai, who was a Hindu Rajput...
1837-1857, Mughal Emperor.
The Royal Family Mughal of Berar
- His Highness Prince Bedar Bakht Mirza son of Emperor irza Azam]
- His Highness Prince Mohammed Beg Feroz Bakht Mirza son of Prince edar Bakht Mirza]
- His Highness Prince Bulaqui Mirza son of PrinceirzaFeroz Bakht]
- His Highness Prince Sultan Bahaddur Aduli Mirza son of irza Bulaqui Baig Bahaddur]
- His Highness Prince Sardar Baig Mirza son of duli Baig Mirza]
- His Highness Prince Qadar Baig Mirza son of duli Baig Mirza]
- His Highness Prince Hatam Baig Mirza son of ardar Baig Mirza]
- His Highness Prince Umrao Baig Mirza son of ardar Baig Mirza]
- His Highness Prince Kamran MirzaKamran MirzaKamran Mirza, sometimes known simply as Kamran, was the second son of Babur Mirza, the founder of the Mughal dynasty.Kamran Mirza was born in Kabul...
son of Emperor BaburBaburBabur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
, brother of Emperor HumayunHumayunNasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun was the second Mughal Emperor who ruled present day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of northern India from 1530–1540 and again from 1555–1556. Like his father, Babur, he lost his kingdom early, but with Persian aid, he eventually regained an even larger one... - His Highness Prince Haydar MirzaMirza Muhammad Haidar DughlatMirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat was a Chagatai Turko-Mogol military general, ruler of Kashmir, and a historical writer. He was a Turkic speaking Dughlat prince who wrote in Persian and Chagatai languages. Prince Haider was a first cousin of Prince Zahir .-Life:He first campaigned in Kashmir in 1533,...
, cousin of Emperor Babur
The Royal Family of Bengal
- His Highness Mirza Shuja ud-din Muhammad KhanShuja-ud-Din Muhammad KhanShuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan was the second Nawab of Bengal. He married Zainab un-nisa Begum, the daughter of Murshid Quli Khan and after the death of his father-in-law on June 30, 1727, he became the Nawab Nazim of Bengal Subah .-Early life:Born at Burhanpur, Deccan, as Mirza Shuja ud-din Muhammad...
, Second Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. - His Highness Mirza Asadullah, Third Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
- His Highness Mirza Muhammad AliAlivardi KhanAli Vardi Khan was the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa during 1740 - 1756. He toppled the Nasiri Dynasty of Bengal and took power as Nawab.-Early life:...
, Fourth Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. - His Highness Mirza Mohammad SirajSiraj ud-DaulahMîrzâ Muhammad Sirâj-ud-Daulah , more commonly known as Siraj ud-Daulah , was the last independent Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. The end of his reign marks the start of British East India Company rule over Bengal and later almost all of South Asia...
, Fifth Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. - His Highness Mirza Hassan Ali Khan BahadurNawab Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan BahadurSayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur, GCIE was the first Nawab of Murshidabad and the eldest son of Mansur Ali Khan, the last Nawab of Bengal. Educated at La Martiniere College in Lucknow and in England, he was appointed heir to his father's titles in 1873...
, 18th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. - His Highness Mirza Wasif Ali KhanNawab Sayyid Wasif Ali Mirza KhanSayyid Wasif Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur, KCSI, KCVO was a ruling Nawab of Murshidabad during 1906-1959. Educated at Rugby and at Trinity College, Oxford, he succeeded his father Nawab Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur at his death in 1906...
, 19th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. - His Highness Mirza Waris Ali KhanNawab Sayyid Waris Ali Mirza Khan BahadurSayyid Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur , was the last Nawab of Murshidabad. He succeeded his father, Nawab Sayyid Wasif Ali Mirza Khan, and ruled for ten years, from 1959-1969. Although he left three sons at his death in 1969, since then there has been no clear successor to the title....
, 20th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
The Royal Family of Awadh
Nawab of Awadh
The Nawab of Awadh is the title of rulers who governed the state of Awadh in India in the 18th and 19th century. The Nawabs of Awadh originated form Persia-Establishment:...
- His Highness Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali KhanSafdarjungSafdarjung was the Subadar Nawab of Oudh from 19 March 1739 to 5 October 1754.-Life:Safdarjung was born as Muhammad Muqim in Khurasan, Persia and migrated to India in 1722.-Career:...
, Second Nawab Subahdar of Awadh (Oudh) - His Highness Mirza Amani Asif-ud-DawlahAsaf-Ud-DowlahAsaf-Ud-Daula was the nawab wazir of Oudh from 26 January 1775 to 21 September 1797, and the son of Shuja-ud-Dowlah, his mother and grandmother being the begums of Oudh, whose spoliation formed one of the chief counts in the charges against Warren Hastings.-Life:A contemporary chronicler describes...
, Fourth Nawab Subahdar of Awadh (Oudh) - His Highness Mirza Asif Jah Wazir Ali KhanWazir Ali KhanWazir Ali Khan was the fourth nawab wazir of Oudh from 21 September 1797 to 21 January 1798, and the son of Muhammad Nasir.-Life:...
, Fifth Nawab Subahdar of Awadh (Oudh) - His Highness Mirza Wajid Ali ShahWajid Ali ShahWajid Ali Shah was the fifth King of Oudh, holding the position from 13 February 1847 to 7 February 1856....
, Eleventh Nawab Subahdar of Awadh (Oudh) (5th King of Awadh)
Nobility
- Mirza Najaf KhanMirza Najaf KhanMirza Najaf Khan was a Persian adventurer in the court of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. He had royal lineage, having been a Safavi prince, when that dynasty was deposed by Nader Shah in 1735. He came to India around 1740 and may even have come a year earlier with the Afsharids. His sister married...
, Persian Prince, Indian Courtier and Commander in Chief of the Mughal Imperial Army. - Mirza Agha BakarMirza Agha BakarAgha Bakar Mirza an 18th century Persian noble and Zamindar of parganas Buzurg Umedpur and Salimabad constituting major part of modern greater Barisal District.-Early life:Mirza Agha was the son-in-law of Mirza Murshid Quli Khan...
, Persian Nobleman, Bengal ZamindarZamindarA Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...
and son-in-law of Nawab Murshid Quli KhanMurshid Quli KhanMurshid Quli Khan was the first Nawab of Bengal. In fact circumstances resulted in his being the first independent ruler of Bengal post the death of Emperor Aurangzeb...
, the Ruler of Bengal. - Khan Muhammad MirzaKhan Mohammad Mridha MosqueThe Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque on Lalbagh road is situated less than half a kilometre west of the Lalbagh Fort. Two Persian inscriptions, one over the central archway and the other over the central Mihrab, speak of its construction during 1704–05 AD by one Khan Muhammad Mridha.The large platform...
, Architect during the Mughal Era.
Religion
- Mirza Ghulam AhmadMirza Ghulam AhmadMīrzā Ghulām Aḥmad was a religious figure from India and the founder of the Ahmadiyya Community. He claimed to be the Mujaddid of the 14th Islamic century, the promised Messiah , and the Mahdi awaited by the Muslims in the end days...
, founder of the AhmadiyyaAhmadiyyaAhmadiyya is an Islamic religious revivalist movement founded in India near the end of the 19th century, originating with the life and teachings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as...
movement in Islam - Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood AhmadMirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood AhmadMirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad , was Khalifatul Masih II, head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the eldest son of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad from his second wife, Nusrat Jehan Begum...
, second CaliphKhalifatul MasihKhalifatul Masih sometimes simply referred to as Khalifah is the elected spiritual leader of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and is the successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian...
of the Ahmadiyya Muslim CommunityAhmadiyya Muslim CommunityThe Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder... - Mirza Nasir AhmadMirza Nasir AhmadHafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmad was Khalifatul Masih III, head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He was elected as the third successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on November 8, 1965, the day after the death of his predecessor and father, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad.Nasir Ahmad is credited with...
, third Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Mirza Tahir AhmadMirza Tahir AhmadMirza Tahir Ahmad was Khalifatul Masih IV, Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and fourth successor to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad...
, fourth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Mirza Masroor AhmadMirza Masroor AhmadHis Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad is Khalifatul Masih V, the spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He was elected as the fifth successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on April 22, 2003, a few days after the death of his predecessor Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the fourth Caliph for the Ahmadiiya...
, fifth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Mírzá Ḥusayn-`Alí Nuri: known as Baha'u'llah; Founder of the Baha'i FaithBahá'í FaithThe Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
Government
- Iskandar Ali Mirza, was the first President & 4th Governor General of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956.
- Fahmida MirzaFahmida MirzaDr. Fahmida Mirza , sometimes also spelled as Fehmida Mirza , is a medical doctor, agriculturist and businesswoman from Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan who was elected as the first female Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan on March 19, 2008...
, She was elected as the first female Speaker of the National Assembly of PakistanNational Assembly of PakistanThe National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house of the bicameral Majlis-e-Shura, which also compromises the President of Pakistan and Senate . The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad...
Entrepreneurship
- Majid Mirza, is the grandson of Mirza Mahmood Ahmed Khan of Hyderabad Deccan, a graduate of the University of Waterloo and serial entrepreneur. Between 2005 and 2011 he Founded 5 start-ups, Liveoffcamp.us, Ghoti Studios, Binnovate, Goodnews.pk and CinAgro
Military
- Mirza Aslam Baig, Former Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan
- Mirza Kuchak KhanMirza Kuchak KhanMīrzā Kūchik Khān was an early twentieth century revolutionary and is considered a national hero in modern Iranian history...
: Persian revolutionary who led the Jungle Movement in the northern jungles of Gilan ProvinceGilan ProvinceGilan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin....
Academics and literature
- Mirza GhalibMirza GhalibDabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
(born: Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan), a famous UrduUrduUrdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
and PersianPersian peopleThe Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
poet from South AsiaSouth AsiaSouth Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
who adorned the MughalMughal EmpireThe Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
court - Mirza KhanMirza SahibaMirza Sahiba is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. Heer Ranjha and Mirza Sahiba, including Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun are the four tales from Punjab, narrated in Punjabi...
of "Mirza & Sahiba", a tragic Romeo-and-Juliet-like love story enshrined in PanjabiPunjabi CulturePunjabi Culture is the culture of the Punjab region. It is one of the oldest in world history, dating from ancient antiquity to the modern era. The Punjabi culture is the culture of the Punjabi people who are now distributed throughout the world. The scope, history, sophistication and complexity of...
literature and commonly told in the Punjab regionPunjab regionThe Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi... - Iraj MirzaIraj MirzaPrince Iraj Mirza , son of prince Gholam Hossein Mirza, was a famous Iranian poet. He was a modern poet and his works are associated with the criticism of traditions. He had translations from the French language....
, Persian folk poet, also known as Jalaal-al-mamalek. - Muhammad Munawwar MirzaMuhammad Munawwar MirzaMuhammad Munawwar Mirza , was a prominent Iqbal scholar, historian, writer and intellectual from Pakistan.-Life and contribution:...
, a prominent scholar, historian, writer and intellectual from PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
Sport
- Mirza DelibašićMirza DelibašicMirza Delibašić was a Bosnian basketball player. He was born in Tuzla, located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the former Yugoslavia.- Career :...
, Bosnian Basketball Player - Mirza TeletovićMirza TeletovicMirza Teletović is a Bosnian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Caja Laboral. He plays as a power forward. He is considered one of best three-point shooters in Europe....
, Bosnian Basketball Player
Entertainment
- Hady MirzaHady MirzaHady Mirza is a Singaporean singer of Bugis descent, with his grandparents hailing from Sulawesi. He is the winner of the second season of the reality TV show Singapore Idol...
, 2007 Asian IdolAsian IdolAsian Idol is a reality singing competition, which featured winners of Idol competitions from six Southeast and South Asian countries consisting of India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam...
winner from Singapore. - Mohib MirzaMohib MirzaMohib Mirza is a Pakistani actor, host and theatre director best known for portraying the main character Ishrat Baji on Aag TV's sitcom Ishrat Baji.-Early life:...
- PakistaniPakistaniPakistani may refer to:Person associated with Pakistan* Demographics of Pakistan* List of PakistanisPakistani as a language:* Urdu, national language of Pakistan* Languages of PakistanOther:* Pakistani cuisine- See also :...
television actor - Mirza Čaušević-Musician
- Waseem MirzaWaseem MirzaWaseem Mirza is a presenter and reporter for BBC television and radio.-Broadcasting career:Waseem “..combines a confident on-air presence with a sharp news instinct.” - He is an award winning TV presenter and reporter...
- British television anchor
See also
- BaigBaig- History & Origins:The name Baig originates from a Turkic clan called Barlas . They played a pivotal role in Turko-Persian empires in Central Asia, Middle East and South Asia....
, BeyBeyBey is a title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. Accoding to some sources, the word "Bey" is of Turkish language In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled Bey, Beg, Bek, Bay, Baig or Beigh. They are all the same word... - EmirEmirEmir , meaning "commander", "general", or "prince"; also transliterated as Amir, Aamir or Ameer) is a title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world...
- KhanzadaKhanzadaThe Khanzada, or Khanzadah, is a subdivision of Rajputs, now found mainly in the Rajasthan, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh of India; and Sindh, Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Khanzadahs, the royal family of Muslim Jadon Rajputs, accepted Islam on their association with the Sufi Saints...
- MorzaMorzaMorza is a Princely title in Tatar states, such as Khanate of Kazan, Khanate of Astrakhan and others, and in Russia....
- Mughal (tribe)Mughal (tribe)The term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...
- NawabNawabA Nawab or Nawaab is an honorific title given to Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. It is the Muslim equivalent of the term "maharaja" that was granted to Hindu rulers....
- ShahzadaShahzadaShahzada may refer to:*Shahzada, princely title, crown prince, the son of a shah.*Haji Shahzada , one of the Guantanamo captives whose 2004 CSR Tribunal determined he was not an enemy after all....
- Sultanzada
Further Study
- Life of a Mirza Chapter 7 (pg 225-227) The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture (2004) by Annemarie Schimmel ISBN 1861891857
- Mirzah in The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable By Ebenezer Cobham Brewer: The quintessential guide to myth, folklore, legend, legend and literature. ISBN 1840223103
- MI’RZA Chambers’s Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge For the People. ISBN 114998693X
- A. Jaimoukha The Circassians: A Handbook Routledge, Palgrave, 2001, pp 157–60) ISBN 0312239947