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 Persiansuffix-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 rootAmr, "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 Frenchémir. [6]
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]
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[10].
Haji Mirza Ameer Ullah Khan, was the Chief Contractor of Attock Refinery Limited Morgah, and Assessor in the Court of Sessions during the British Raj. Succeeded by Muhammad Rafiq Mirza, Muhammad Jalil mirza, Muhammad suleman Mirza, Muhammad Saddique Mirza.
Salman Mirza, Founder and former President Law Society St. Mary's Academy Lalazar, Associate Internee Office of the Advocate General Punjab, Associate Internee Office of the Deputy Attorney General for Pakistan and Member of the Youth Parliament of Pakistan. Titled as "Lion of St. Mary's" and "Voice of youth"
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
References
Notes
^The derivation of which word is from Emir {Amur a nobleman) and Zade a son, &c. 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 the Royal family it is placed
after the name instead of before it, thus, Abbas Mirza and Hosfiein .'Mi Mirza. Mirza is a civil title, and Khan is a military one. The title of Khan is
creative, but not hereditary. pg 601 Monthly magazine and British register, Volume 34 Publisher Printed for R. Phillips, 1812 Original from Harvard University
^ [http://www.okcir.com/Articles%20V%201/MadinaTlostanova-FM.pdf Life in Samarkand
Caucasus and Central Asia vis-à-vis Russia,
the West, and Islam, Madina Tlostanova]: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, HUMAN ARCHITECTURE: JOURNAL OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE (ISSN: 1540-5699)]
