Mian (Urdu: میاں) is family name and a title of nobility and used by Muslims in the Punjab region of South Asia.
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Arain
Arain Mians are the leaders of the Arain tribe. Other titles used by Arain tribe include Chaudhry, Sardar, Malik, and Mehr. Arain from Lahore include the famous Mian Arain of Koochan Teergaraan,Akbari Gate, Lahore,Hushyarpur, Bhaati Gate, Mozang Chungi, Ichra, Sanda, Mughalpura, Baghbanpura, Singhpura, Dharampura, JalandharAmritsar and Qila Gujjar Singh at Lahore. The origin of the Arains is said to be Hijaz, modern (Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia).[1] They are the desandants of the Arab Soldiers who arrived with Muhammad bin Qasim in 711 AD.[2] They arrived when a Hindu King of Sindh, Pakistan, Raja Dahir captured a trading ship of Muslims Arab traders. Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, the Umayyad governor send 6000 brave Arab soldiers drawn from Areeha cantonment which was the part of Syria at that time. These 6,000 Umayyad soldiers accompanied Muhammad Bin Qasim, defeated Raja Dahir, and permanently settled in South Asia. The following 6000 Umayyad soldiers were known as Areehai which is changed now into (Arain).[3]
Hill Rajputs
It can be used to mean a variety of men in notable positions, including Sardar, or more informally for an owner, or a respectable and honorable man or husband. It is also a hereditary title for a group of Muslim Rajput clans from the Hill states of South Asia including Himanchal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.[4] hence Mian could also be Hindu or Muslim from Muslim Rajput and Khatri origins. After the advent of Islam, most of these clans were converted to Islam but have continued to use Mian as a surname. They belong to several different regions however mostly originate from India and originally belong to
- Chamba, Kangra, and adjoining hill states of India
- Jullundhar
- Other parts of India
- Kashmir
- Central India
- Pakistan (Wan Bhachran at the feet of Kirana Bar in Mianwali District)
- Amritsar India
Famous Arain Mian
- Justice Mian Shah Din (1868-1918) - First Muslim Judge in British India.
- Sir Mian Muhammad Shafi (1869-1932) - Member of Viceroy's Executive Council.
- Justice Sir Mian Abdur Rasheed - First Chief Justice of Pakistan (1947).
See also
References
- ^ Father and daughter: a political autobiography - Page 23 by Jahan Ara Shahnawaz - Biography & Autobiography - 1971 - 304 pages
- ^ West Pakistan District Gazetteers, Volume "A" Compiled - Page 56 by West Pakistan, Malik Saleh Muhammad Khan - Pakistan - 1966
- ^ International journal of Punjab studies - Page 28 by Association for Punjab Studies - History - 1994
- ^ page 87Volume 111 A Glossary of the Tribes and castes of the Punjab region and North-West Frontier Province compiled by H. A. Rose and based on the Census Report for the Punjab 1883, by Sir Denzil Ibbetson and the census report for the Punjab 1892 by Sir Edward Maclagan. Published by the Asian Educational Services
External links
- Princely States - in Glossary and certain Princely states
- Mian family website
- Pakistani Military Medals by Mian Ji
- Pakistani Currency by Mian Ji
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