Mir Hindi

Hindi

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: मिर) is a tribe which has descended from the Butt tribe in Kashmir Valley of Baramulla

Baramulla

Baramulla , known as Varahamula in antiquity, is a city in the Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir state in northern India...

. It is also in Sindh

Sindh

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 Gilgit

Gilgit

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 and Punjab

Punjab region

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 provinces of Pakistan

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 and India

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Mir are actually a clan of Bhatt

Bhat (tribe)

Butt is an English surname whose origins lie in the South West Peninsula region of England.- Etymology :The surname Butt or Butts is said to be derived from the Old French word "but" which is a verb meaning "aim" or "target". The English name is derived from the Middle English word "but", a noun...

 along with Khawaja. Mir are also known as Butt today because they are actually descended directly from the Butt bloodlines. Mir became a clan somewhere around 1850. The Mir clan originates from the Kashmir Valley. Its origin is from the Butt tribe. Its fellow tribesmen are the Butt, Dar, Lone, Khawaja and Malik

Malik (clan)

The Malik are a Muslim teli malik community found in the state of Gujarat in India Many members of Malik clan have migrated to Pakistan after independence have settled in Karachi, Sindh.-History and origin:...

 clans.

The mosaic of ethnic groups in Kashmir

Kashmir

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 is complex and the race structure cannot be explained without understanding the pre-historic movements of people. The racial composition of the province was also influenced by waves of immigrants from the Central Asia

Central Asia

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 and Middle East

Middle East

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See also

• Kashmiri Muslims
  Kashmiri Muslims
  Kashmiri Muslims are Kashmiri people who are Muslims, currently living in Kashmir or those originally with Kashmiri kinship and descent living in Pakistan. Kashmiris are ethinically and culturally closer to central asian culture than Indian or Pakistani culture with significant influence of the...