07/12/2012
Mirza
Indo-Persian Royal and Noble Ranks
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Royal Prince : Shahzada, Mirza
Noble Prince : Mirza, Sahibzada
Nobleman: Nawab, Baig
Mirza (Persian: میرزا, Turkish: Merza or Mirza. Uzbek: mirzo, Russian: мурза, Circassian: мырзэ), (common variance in Tatar nobility as Morza) is of Persian origin, denoting the rank of a high nobleman or Prince.[1] 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, Persia and later South Asia 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).[2] In fact, Prince Felix Yusupov, the nephew-in-law of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was descended from Abdul Mirza, the first Prince Yusopov.[3]
Etymology
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.[4]
History
Persian Kingdom
The titles themselves were given by the Kings, 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.[5]
The title itself came from the title emir. Emir, meaning "commander", -derived from the Semitic root Amr, "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.[6]
• His Highness Prince Shujaat Haider Mirza last one to "COMMAND" and also known as 'AMIR'
• His Highness Prince Irfan Haider Mirza
• His Highness Prince Zeeshan ali Mirza
• His Highness Prince Aslam Jah Mirza
• His Highness Prince Israr Mirza
• His Highness Prince Iraj Mirza
• His Highness Prince Malek Mansur Mirza Shao es-Saltaneh
• His Highness Prince Bahram Mirza Sardar Mass'oud
• His Highness Prince Abbas Mirza
• His Highness Prince Abdol Majid Mirza
• Highness Prince Ali-Mohammad Mirza
• His Highness Prince Bahram Mirza
• His Highness Prince Djahangir Mirza
• His Highness Prince Eskandar Mirza
• His Highness Prince Fereydoon Mirza
• His Highness Prince Mohammed Tareq Mirza
• His Highness Prince Hamid Mirza
• His Highness Prince Khanlar Mirza
• His Highness Prince Khosrow Mirza
• His Highness Prince Shairul Mirza
• His Highness of Highness Prince Muhammad Mirza
• His Highness Prince Mahmoud Mirza
• His Highness Prince of Fadi Malo George Mirza
• His Highness Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza
• His Highness Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza II
• His Highness Prince Nosrat-od-Dowleh Firouz Mirza
• His Highness Prince Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh
• His Highness Prince Firouz Mirza Nosrat-ed-Dowleh Farman Farmaian III
• His Highness Prince Ali Mirza Qajar
• His Highness Prince Nosrat al-Din Mirza Salar es-Saltaneh
• His Highness Prince Abdol-samad Mirza Ezz ed-Dowleh Saloor
• His Highness Prince Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan
South Asia
Mirzas of the Mughal imperial family, 1878
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 Timur).[7] 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.[8]
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.[9] Mughal dynasty (the Imperial House of Timur "Sarai Mulk Khanam Qutubuddunniya wa Deen Amir Qutubuddin Taimur Baig Sahib-e-kiran).< Rulers of India included:
The Imperial Family of Hindustan
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza Zahiruddin 1523-1530,First Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza Nasiruddin 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 Nuruddin 1605-1627, Fourth Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza Khurram 1627-1658, Fifth Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza Muhiuddin 1658-1707, sixth Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza Azam 1707, seventh Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza Mu'Azzam 1707-1712, Eight Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Sultan Muizuddin Mirza 1712-1713, Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mouinudd'in Muhammad Mirza 1712-1719, Tenth Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Sultan Shamsuddin Mirza 1719, Eleventh Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Sultan Rafiuddin Mirza (later Shah Jahan II) 1719, Twelfth Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Sultan Nekusiyar Mirza 1719, Thirteenth Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Sultan Akhtar Mirza, Fourteenth Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Ahmad Shah Mirza 1720-1748, Fifteenth Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Aziz 'ud-Din Beg Mirza 1754-1759, Sixteenth Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Jalal 'ud-Din Mirza 1759-1760, Seventeenth Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Muhi-ul-millat Mirza 1788-1806, Eighteenth Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza Akbar 1806-1837, Nineteenth Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Sirajuddin Mirza 1837-1857, Mughal Emperor.
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza Abdullah the only son of Bahadur Shah II 1850-1897, Mughal Emperor.
The Royal Family of Bengal
• His Highness Mirza Shuja ud-din Muhammad Khan, Second Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
• His Highness Mirza Asadullah, Third Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
• His Highness Mirza Muhammad Ali, Fourth Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
• His Highness Mirza Mohammad Siraj, Fifth Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
• His Highness Mirza Hassan Ali Khan Bahadur, 18th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
• His Highness Mirza Wasif Ali Khan, 19th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
• His Highness Mirza Waris Ali Khan, 20th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
The Royal Family of Awadh
• His Highness Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan, Second Nawab Subahdar of Awadh (Oudh)
• His Highness Mirza Amani Asif-ud-Dawlah, Fourth Nawab Subahdar of Awadh (Oudh)
• His Highness Mirza Asif Jah Wazir Ali Khan, Fifth Nawab Subahdar of Awadh (Oudh)
• His Highness Mirza Wajid Ali Shah, Eleventh Nawab Subahdar of Awadh (Oudh) (5th King of Awadh)
The Royal Family of Berar
• His Imperial Highness, The Emperor Mirza Azam 1707, seventh Mughal Emperor.
• His Highness Prince Bedar Bakht Mirza, son of Emperor Mirza Azam
• His Highness Prince Mohammed Beg Feroz Bakht Mirza, son of Prince Bedar Bakht Mirza
• His Highness Prince Bulaqui Mirza, son of Prince Mirza Feroz Bakht
• His Highness Prince Sultan Bahaddur Aduli Mirza, son of Mirza Bulaqui Baig Bahaddur
• His Highness Prince Sardar Baig Mirza, son of Aduli Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Qadar Baig Mirza, son of Aduli Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Hatam Baig Mirza, son of Sardar Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Umrao Baig Mirza, son of Sardar Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Hasan Baig Mirza, son of Umrao Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Alam Baig Mirza, son of Hasan Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince MuqadderBaig Mirza, son of Hasan Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Dr.Hasan Baig Mirza, son of Muqadder Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Khaleeque Baig Mirza, son of Muqadder Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince ADV.Wasique Baig Mirza, son of Muqadder Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Saquib AlamBaig Mirza, son of Muqadder Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince ADV.Anzar Baig Mirza, son of Muqadder Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Fauwwaz Baig Mirza, son of Muqadder Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Numan Baig Mirza, son of Dr. Hasan Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Afzaal Baig Mirza, son of Khaleeque Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Shahnawaz Baig Mirza, son of Khalique Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Muqadder Baig Mirza, son of Saquib Alam Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Mehboob Baig Mirza, son of Hatam Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Qader Baig Mirza, son of Mehboob Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Roshan Baig Mirza, son of Mehboob Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Shafaqat Baig Mirza, son of Qader Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Sharafat Baig Mirza, son of Shafaqat Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Shabaz Baig Mirza, son of Shafaqat Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Sulaiman Mirza, son of Hatam Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Mirza Abdul Razzak I son of Hatam Baig Mirza
• His Highness Prince Mirza Abdul Rasheed son of Mirza Abdur Razzak
• His Highness Prince Mirza Abdul Razzak II A.K.A Mohammed Rizwan Mirza son of Mirza Abdul Rasheed
• His Highness Prince Mirza Mohammad Gibran son of Mohammed Rizwan Mirza
Notable Mirzas
Nobility
• Mirza Najaf Khan, Persian Prince, Indian Courtier and Commander in Chief of the Mughal Imperial Army.
• Mirza Agha Bakar, Persian Nobleman, Bengal Zamindar and son-in-law of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, the Ruler of Bengal.
• Khan Muhammad Mirza, Architect during the Mughal Era.
Religion
• Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam
• Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, second Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mirza Nasir Ahmad, third Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Community
• Mirza Tahir Ahmad, fourth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mirza Masroor Ahmad, fifth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mírzá Ḥusayn-`Alí Nuri: known as Baha'u'llah; Founder of the Baha'i Faith
Government
• Iskandar Ali Mirza, was the first President & 4th Governor General of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956.
• Fahmida Mirza, She was elected as the first female Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
• Mirza Ismail, Prime Minister, Jaipur (Diwan of Jaipur) (1942-1946)
Military
• Mirza Aslam Baig, Former Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan
• Mirza Kuchak Khan: Persian revolutionary who led the Jungle Movement in the northern jungles of Gilan Province
Advocate
• Mirza Aziz Akbar Baig, Former Vice Chairman of Pakistan Bar Council
Academics and literature
• Mirza Ghalib (born: Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan), a famous Urdu and Persian poet from South Asia who adorned the Mughal court
• Mirza Khan of "Mirza & Sahiba", a tragic Romeo-and-Juliet-like love story enshrined in Panjabi literature and commonly told in the Punjab region
• Iraj Mirza, Persian folk poet, also known as Jalaal-al-mamalek.
• Muhammad Munawwar Mirza, a prominent scholar, historian, writer and intellectual from Pakistan
Sport
• Mirza Delibašić, Bosnian Basketball Player
• Mirza Teletović, Bosnian Basketball Player
• Sania Mirza, Indian Tennis Player
• Fadi Merza, is an Austrian middleweight Muaythai fighter, kickboxer and boxer.
Entertainment
• Hady Mirza, 2007 Asian Idol winner from Singapore.
• Mohib Mirza - Pakistani television actor.
• Mirza Čaušević-Musician.
