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'''Mian''' ({{lang-ur|میاں}}) are found among Hindus and Muslims .It is family name and a title of [[nobility]] used in India by [[Rajput]]s from northern India , and northern Pakistan. {{cquote|'Mian a superior class of Hill Rajput <ref> A Glossary of the Tribes and castes of the Punjab 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]] Volume 111page 87 Published by the Asian Educational Services </ref>}}
==[[Arain]]==
Mian are predominantly from the ruling members and 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 [[Bhaati Gate]], [[Mozang Chungi]], [[Ichra]], [[Sanda]], [[Mughalpura]], [[Baghbanpura]], [[Singhpura]], [[Dharampura]], [[Jalandhar]][[Amritsar]] and [[Qila Gujjar Singh]] at [[Lahore]]. The original Arians are said to be from Hijjaz (Today's Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Palestine). When a boat of Muslims was taken over by the Hindus, Muhammad bin Qasim sent a messenger who did not come back. So Muhammad bin Qasim sent an army to India. With him came warriors of Areha tribe. Due to this, India was inrule from the Muslims for hundreds of years. The Mians are from same Areha (later became known as Arain) settled in India and mixed with the locals.<ref>[[Muhammad_bin_Qasim]]</ref>
==Hill [[Rajput]]s==
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 Rajput clans from the Hill states of India including Himanchal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. <ref>page 87Volume 111 ''A Glossary of the Tribes and castes of the Punjab 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 </ref> hence Mian could also be Hindu or Muslim from [[Rajput]] and [[Khatri]] origins. After the advent of Islam some 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 <br>
1 Chamba, Kangra ,and adjoining hill states of India <br>
2 Jullundhar <br>
3 Other parts of India <br>
4 Kashmir <br>
5 Central India <br>
6 Pakistan <br>
7 Amritsar India <br>
==[[Punjabi Shaikh]]s==
It is also used by some [[Chiniot]]i [[Punjabi Shaikh]]s from the Khatri clans and [[Kashmiri Shaikh|Kashmiri]]s from [[Lohar]] and [[Kashmiri Pundit]] descent. For example Mian [[Nawaz Sharif]], former Pakistani Prime Minister is a Kashmiri.
==Conversion to Islam==
{{cquote|'In the case of Kashtwar, the rulers of which were Muhammadan from the time of Aurangzeb. They still, however retained their Hindu names and customs, and to the present day their descendants are called Mian. The rulers of Aknur and Rihasi belonging to branches of the Jammu family seem also to have embraced Islam <ref>page 88 Volume 111 ''A Glossary of the Tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province compiled by AH 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 </ref>}}
==Famous [[Arain]] Mian==
* Mian Muhammad Yusaf (Received royal title of Mian from Emperor Shah Jahan)
* Nawab Mian Muhammad Fazil (Received royal title of Nawab from Emperor [[Aurangzeb]])
* Mian Qadir Buksh Nadir, (Artillery Commander, wrote "Muftah-ul-Qila" Persian text book on science of gunnery in 18th century)
* [[Justice Mian Shah Din]] (1868-1918) - First Muslim Judge in British India.
* '''Sir [[Mian Mohammad Shafi|Mian Muhammad Shafi]]''' (1869-1932) - Member of Viceroy's Executive Council.
* [[Abdur Rashid|Justice Sir Mian Abdur Rasheed]] - First Chief Justice of Pakistan (1947).
* Mian Tufail Mohammad former Amir Jama´t Islami
* Ahmad Shakil Mian - Beauro Chief for Urdu Times, largest North American Urdu paper, and North American Correspondant for Takbeer Weekly, largest Urdu Magazine in the world. Virginia, USA
==See also==
*[[Kashmiri Muslim tribes from Hindu Lineage]]
*[[Punjab Chiefs|Mian Amar Singh , Kishtwaria , of Tilokpur]]
Yusuf Mian - 1834 - 1891 (Famous Bounty Hunter from the Merk Tribe)
==External links==
*[http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/main.html Princely States - in Glossary and certain Princely states]
*[http://mianfamily.tripod.com/ Mian family website]
*[http://www.miangee.com Mian Ji]
== See also ==
* [[Shaikh]]
* [[Shaikhs in South Asia]]
* [[Kashmiri Shaikh]]
* [[Khawaja Shaikh]]
* [[Punjabi Shaikh]]
* [[Qanungoh Shaikh]]
* [[Siddiqui]]
* [[Shaikh Siddiqui]]
* [[Chinioti Shaikh]]
* [[Khawaja]]
==References==
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[[Category:Noble titles]]
[[Category:Titles in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Pre-Islamic heritage of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]