Mir is a Persian word, synonymous to emir, and it means leader of a group or tribe. In the tribal societies of the Indian Subcontinent many people used this word with their names, as the leader/s of a tribe/s or group/s.

See also: Mir of Hunza

External links

• The Changing Northern Areas (http://www.dawn.com/events/lifestyle2002/ls16.htm)
• Pakistan's Northern Areas dilemma (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1491179.stm)
• Northern Areas Development Gateway (http://www.northernareas.org.pk)
• Pakistan's Northern Areas (http://paknews.com/articles.php?id=1&date1=2003-04-17)
• Northern Pakistan's Karakoram & Hindukush Mountains (http://www.monitor.net/~jmko/karakoram/about-kh.htm)
• The Mountain Areas Conservancy Project (http://www.macp-pk.org/home.asp)