Mir Mughal

''Origins''

The word "Mir" is a shortened form of the Persian word Mirza, meaning a person of princely blood. Mir in this sense is a short form of Mirza which was a honourable title for Mughals. They are descendents of Mughals who came to Kashmir from Khorasan and Turkestan in 14th century.

Difference between ''Mughals'' & ''Sayyids''

''''Mir'''' was also a common title among the Sayyids of the Kashmir Valley who came to Kashmir from Persia accompanying Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani in Kashmir during the reign of the Shah Mir dynasty , and the way the two groups distinguish between themselves is that the Sayyids prefix the word 'Mir' to their names (e.g., Mir Mubarak and Mir Maqbool), whereas the non-Sayyids(Mughals) use it as a suffix to their names. (e.g., Aziz Mir, Gaffar Mir etc.)

References

References

1. Muhammad Din Fauq, Tareekh Aqwam e Kashmir. p.408-413 https://archive.org/details/tareekh-e-aqwam-e-kashmir-by-m-din-fauq-urdu/page/n407/mode/2up?view=theater
2. Cradle of Castes in Kashmir (From Medieval Period to Present Day) By Tariq Sheikh - Aligarh Muslim University https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330313369_Cradle_of_Castes_in_Kashmir_From_Medieval_Period_to_Present_Day
3. Tareekh E Aqwam E Kashmir By M Din Fauq Urdu. p. 199-202 https://archive.org/details/tareekh-e-aqwam-e-kashmir-by-m-din-fauq-urdu/page/n197/mode/2up
4. Imperial Gazetteer of India, volume 15. 1908. Oxford University Press, Oxford and London. p. 103 https://archive.org/details/the-imperial-gazetteer-of-india-volume-15/page/n1/mode/2up
5. Lawrence Walter R, The Valley of Kashmir. Oxford University Press Warehouse Henry Frowde, London. p. 307-308 https://archive.org/details/valleyofkashmir00lawruoft/page/308/mode/2up