Emir

• The word admiral is a distorted "amir al-bahr" ( Arabic. أمير البحر ), which means "lord of the sea."
• The righteous caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab first adopted the title amir al-muminin (امیر المعمنین - 'amīr al-mu'minīn ), that is, “lord of the faithful.” Later, the first minister of the caliphate took the title, the latter received the meaning of a sovereign mayordom . In addition to the Umayyads and the Abbassids, the title Amir al-Mu'minin was worn by the Fatimids , the Cordoban emirs and the Almohad .
• The Almoravids and the Merinids adopted the title - Amir al-muslimin (امیر المسلمین - 'amīr al-muslimīn ) - “ruler of Muslims”.
• Amir al-hajj (leader of the pilgrims) is the leader of large groups of pilgrims traveling to Mecca .
• The Persian title Mirza is an abbreviated version of the emir zade ( Persian امیر زاده - amir zâdah ) - "son of the emir."

The title of emir is assigned to the sons of Arab monarchs (for example, in Saudi Arabia ). In Dagestan, in the past, such a title was worn by one of the princes, Tuchelav ibn Alibek I.

Al-Garnati , an Arab traveler who visited the Volga Bulgaria in 1135 and 1151, calls the leader of the Bulgars the general word "Elteber", although in one place he used the title "emir" ^[1] . The ancient Türkic word eliteber was forgotten over time and during the period of widespread Islam was supplanted by the Arabic word emir ^[2] .

• Emir Tamerlan
• Emir of the Bukhara Emirate
• Emir of Dubai
• Yezidi Emirs
• Emir of Kuwait - Head of State in Kuwait

Granada Emirate

The emirs of Granada came from the Nasrid dynasty . They ruled in the Emirate of Granada in 1232-1492. The first emir of the Granada emirate was Muhammad I al-Ghalib (1232–1273), the last - Muhammad XII az-Zuhubi (Boabdil). Emirs skillfully maneuvered between the Christian rulers and the Marinides of Fes , which allowed them to maintain their positions in Granada , which became the center of Muslim culture in Spain. After the unification of Christian Spain in 1469. By Catholic kings and the capture of Granada by Christians in 1492, the last Nasridians fled to Morocco .

Cordoba Emirate

In 750 , after the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads, this family was exterminated. One of the surviving representatives fled to Egypt, and later to Maghrib . But attempts to gain a foothold in those lands were unsuccessful. At the end of 755 , Abd al-Rahman landed in Spain , captured Cordoba and proclaimed himself emir. Initially, he formally recognized the authority of the Abbasids in Spain, but after the conflict of 765, the mention of the Abbasids in sermons was prohibited. He spent most of his reign in the fight against Christians.

However, the real creator of the independent emirate was Abd-ar-Rahman II , who streamlined the powers of the viziers and achieved a very rapid Islamization of the peninsula, significantly reducing the number of Christians in Muslim lands. The struggle for power between the Arabs and the Berbers did not stop even after the creation of an independent emirate, this gave a chance to the Christian kingdoms, which later led to the Reconquista . By the time of the accession to the throne in 912 by Abd al-Rahman III , the political decline of the emirate was an obvious fact. Abd-ar-Rahman III put an end to the rebellions, made campaigns on Christian lands. And in 929 he proclaimed himself a caliph.

The emirs of Qatar belong to the Al Thani dynasty ( Arabic: آل ثاني ), descended from Banu Tamim , one of the largest Arab tribes. The state of Qatar arose in 1850, Mohammed bin Thani is considered its founder.

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• Emir // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.