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Aristocratic or noble and military title of high office used in a variety of places in the Arab countries, West Africa, Afghanistan and in the Indian subcontinent. Wikipedia
Hereditary title used by Maratha nobles from the Indian subcontinent who held land grants, and cash allowances. Official position at the Darbar and were entitled to certain ceremonial honours and presents rendered at courts, councils, weddings, festivals, village assemblies, etc. They were worthy of distinction and the honour bestowed upon them was the result of the military, bureaucratic or fiscal importance of them or their distinguished ancestors. Wikipedia
Used in the Indian subcontinent as a sign of respect towards men. Term of endearment for a loved one as well. Wikipedia
Historic title of Inner Asia used in some medieval Central Asian societies to refer to a ruler or military leader. It first appears among the Rouran and then the Göktürks as a variant of khagan (sovereign, emperor) and implied a subordinate ruler. Wikipedia
Rare ruler's title in princely states and an aristocratic title generally used to refer to a person who is a descendant of a commander in medieval Muslim tradition. Adopted in many languages under Islamic influence, such as Balochi, Sindhi, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish, Persian, Bengali, Azeri, Kurdish and Pashto meaning leader of a group or tribe. Wikipedia
Sovereign country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Capital and largest city of the country. Wikipedia
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- The Taliban wrestled power from the communists in Afghanistan and formed a government under the leadership of Mohammed Omar, who was addressed as the Emir of the faithful, an honorific way of addressing the caliph.Sunni Islam-Wikipedia
- The United Arab Emirates uses the title Sheikh instead of Emir to refer to the rulers of individual emirates.United Arab Emirates-Wikipedia
- In 1540 a mutiny by Sher Shah Suri forced the Mughal Emperor Humayun to withdraw to Sindh, where he joined the Sindhi Emir Hussein Umrani.Sindh-Wikipedia
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