Mir (Persian: مير, Kurdish: میر, romanized: Mîr) is a title of Persian origin with variable connotations. It is derived from the Arabic title Emir meaning 'elite, general, prince'.
Mir is the Persian version of the title of tribal leaders of Sayyids, that are addressed in the Arab world as Naqib. Examples of Persian Miran (plural of Mir) are Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani and the family of the Mir Sayyid Hasan bin Azimullah and Hazrat Ishaan, that are today known as Dakik family.
In Yazidi culture, the Mîr (Kurdish: میر, romanized: Mîr) is the religious and also the administrative authority from the Qatanî branch of the Sheikh caste. The Mîr is the hereditary head of the Sheikhan principality. The former Mîr was Tahseen Said Beg, whose son Hazim Tahsin Beg succeeded him in 2019.
The title Mir is also used by various vassals of the British Indian Empire:
In Muslim princely states of British India, a few rulers were formally styled Mir, few reached the level of a salute state, becoming entitled to a gun salute and the attached form of address His Highness:
The following all remained non-salute states:
Mir was also used as an honor rank, see Mirza.
In Indian subcontinent, since the Mughal period, various compounds were used in Persian including: