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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 [[Noble titles|Title]], although their usage differed. Aristocratic families (royal descent) from South Asia and individuals descended from the Persian nobility have the surname Mirza.<ref>[http://dictionary.sensagent.com/mirza/en-en/ Sensagent.com ] reached: 30.06.2010</ref>
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 [[Noble titles|Title]], although their usage differed. Aristocratic families (royal descent) from South Asia and individuals descended from the Persian nobility have the surname Mirza.<ref>[http://dictionary.sensagent.com/mirza/en-en/ Sensagent.com ] reached: 30.06.2010</ref>


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The title itself came from the title '''[[emir]]'''. ''Emir'', meaning "commander", -derived from the Semitic [[triconsonantal|root]] ''{{transl|ar|DIN|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 language|French]] ''émir''. <ref>http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=amir&searchmode=none EtymologyOnLine</ref>

===Persian Kingdom===
[[File:Dowlatshah.jpg‎|right|200px|thumb|[[Dowlatshah|Prince Ali Mirza]], a Prince of the [[Qajar dynasty|Persian Kingdom]] ]]
In Persia, Mirza is the only hereditary title. This species of nobility is traced very far, and is not creative. The title descends to all the sons of the family, without exception. In Persian Royal families, if Mirza comes before a name, the individual is of the nobility or of high rank, such as [[Amir Kabir|Mirza Taghi Khan Amir-Nezam]] and [[Ghaem Magham Farahani|Mirza Abolghasem Ghaem Magham Farahani]], the [[Prime Minister]]s of [[Persia]], but if the title follows the name, the individual is of royal birth and of imperial rank, thus, Prince [[Abbas Mirza]], crown prince of [[Persian Empire|Persia]] and another Prince of Persia, the Prince [[Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma|Abdol Hossein Mirza]]<ref>Webster’s Online Dictionary with Multilingual Thesaurus Translation :''Meerza or Mirza''</ref>
In Persia, Mirza is the only hereditary title. This species of nobility is traced very far, and is not creative. The title descends to all the sons of the family, without exception. In Persian Royal families, if Mirza comes before a name, the individual is of the nobility or of high rank, such as [[Amir Kabir|Mirza Taghi Khan Amir-Nezam]] and [[Ghaem Magham Farahani|Mirza Abolghasem Ghaem Magham Farahani]], the [[Prime Minister]]s of [[Persia]], but if the title follows the name, the individual is of royal birth and of imperial rank, thus, Prince [[Abbas Mirza]], crown prince of [[Persian Empire|Persia]] and another Prince of Persia, the Prince [[Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma|Abdol Hossein Mirza]]<ref>Webster’s Online Dictionary with Multilingual Thesaurus Translation :''Meerza or Mirza''</ref>


Royal Princes of Persia ('''Shah-e-Mirzas''') include:
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The title itself came from the title '''[[emir]]'''. ''Emir'', meaning "commander", -derived from the Semitic [[triconsonantal|root]] ''{{transl|ar|DIN|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 language|French]] ''émir''. <ref>http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=amir&searchmode=none EtymologyOnLine</ref>
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*His Highness Prince [[Ahmad Mirza Azd es-Saltaneh]]
*His Highness Prince [[Bahman Mirza Qajar]]
*His Highness Prince [[Dowlatshah|Muhammad Ali Mirza]]
*His Highness Prince [[Allah Verdi Mirza Farman Farmaian]]
*His Highness Prince [[Khodadad Mirza Farman Farmaian]]
*His Highness Prince [[Abol-Bashar Mirza Farman Farmaian]]
*His Highness Prince [[Manucher Mirza Farman Farmaian]]
*His Highness Prince [[Mohammad Vali Mirza Farman Farmaian]]
*His Highness [[Prince Abbas Mirza Farman Farmaian]]
*His Highness Prince [[Sabar Mirza Farman Farmaian]]
*His Highness Prince [[Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma]]
*His Highness Prince [[Abdol-Ali Mirza Farmanfarmaian]]
*His Highness Prince [[Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian]]
*His Highness Prince [[Fereydoun Mirza Qajar]]
*His Highness Prince [[Mohammad Hossein Mirza Firouz]]
*His Highness Prince [[Sharoukh Mirza Firouz]]
*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]]
*His Highness Prince [[Ali-Mohammad Mirza]]
*His Highness Prince [[Bahram Mirza]]
*His Highness Prince [[Djahangir Mirza]]
*His Highness Prince [[Eskandar Mirza (Qajar)|Eskandar Mirza]]
*His Highness Prince [[Fereydoon Mirza]]
*His Highness Prince [[Hamid Mirza]]
*His Highness Prince [[Khanlar Mirza]]
*His Highness Prince [[Khosrow Mirza]]
*His Highness Prince [[Mahmoud 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]]


===Indian Empire===
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]] of the [[Mughal Emperors|Imperial family of India]]. Prince [[Khusrau Mirza]] was the grandson of [[Emperor]] [[Babur]] ([[Babur|Babur Mirza]]), son of [[Emperor]] [[Jahangir]] and a brother of [[Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. [[Emperor]] [[Akbar Shah II]] was Prince [[Akbar Shah II|Mirza Akbar]] before his coronation. Emperor [[Babur]] took the imperial title of ''[[Padishah]]'' on 6 March 1508, before which he used the title ''Mirza''<ref>pg 24. The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture</ref>.
Mirza was given to imperial prince; a title or part of a name implying relationship to the [[Mughal Emperors|Mughal dynasty]] (the Imperial [[Timurid Dynasty|House of Timur]])<ref>http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00urdu/hali/majalis/10glossary.html</ref>. 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]] of the [[Mughal Emperors|Imperial family of India]]. Prince [[Khusrau Mirza]] was the grandson of [[Emperor]] [[Babur]] ([[Babur|Babur Mirza]]), son of [[Emperor]] [[Jahangir]] and a brother of [[Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. [[Emperor]] [[Akbar Shah II]] was Prince [[Akbar Shah II|Mirza Akbar]] before his coronation. Emperor [[Babur]] took the imperial title of ''[[Padishah]]'' on 6 March 1508, before which he used the title ''Mirza''<ref>pg 24. The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture</ref>.


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<ref> While local Bengal historians called the [[Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque|Lalbagh mosque]] as Khan ''Mo'hammad Mridha'' Mosque, the mughal scripts note him as Khan ''Muhammad Mirza'' as in https://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=4450</ref>.
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<ref> While local Bengal historians called the [[Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque|Lalbagh mosque]] as Khan ''Mo'hammad Mridha'' Mosque, the mughal scripts note him as Khan ''Muhammad Mirza'' as in https://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=4450</ref>.

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Indo-Persian Royal and noble ranks
Coronet of an earl
Emperor : Shah, Samraat
High King : Maharaja
King : Raja, Sultan
Noble Prince : Mirza, Sahibzada
Nobleman: Thakur, Sardar, Nawab
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Mirza (Persian: میرزا 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 India, 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 Murza’s 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].

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)[4].

History

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 the surname Mirza.[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]

Persian Kingdom

Prince Ali Mirza, a Prince of the Persian Kingdom

In Persia, Mirza is the only hereditary title. This species of nobility is traced very far, and is not creative. The title descends to all the sons of the family, without exception. In Persian Royal families, if Mirza comes before a name, the individual is of the nobility or of high rank, such as Mirza Taghi Khan Amir-Nezam and Mirza Abolghasem Ghaem Magham Farahani, the Prime Ministers of Persia, but if the title follows the name, the individual is of royal birth and of imperial rank, thus, Prince Abbas Mirza, crown prince of Persia and another Prince of Persia, the Prince Abdol Hossein Mirza[7]

Royal Princes of Persia (Shah-e-Mirzas) include:

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