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Definition of Amirs
1. amir [n] - See also: amir
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amirs
Literary usage of Amirs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and ...by India Foreign and Political Dept by India Foreign and Political Dept (1892)
"British jurisdiction not to be extended to the possessions of the amirs of — ...
British Minister to reside at the Court of —— . ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1894)
"Sind was divided under three distinct sets of rulers— the amirs of Khairpur or
Upper Sind, the amirs of Haidarabad or Lower Sind, and the amir of Mirpur. ..."
3. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Historical Manuscripts in the Arabic and by William Hook Morley (1854)
"Account of the Kurdish amirs of Iran, known as the Kuran;i3 divided into four
chapters. 1. ... amirs are divided into two branches; the former called ..."
4. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1858)
"amirs of Sindh unfriendly. — Causes. — The Kosa Robbers attacked. — Sindh Troops
enter Cutch. — Withdrawn and disavowed. — Treaty with the amirs. ..."
5. An Universal History: From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton (1759)
"... and amirs of his attendants, which he had left to graze at ... WHEN the amirs
Sheykh Nure'ddin and Shah Malek re- ceived this advice ..."
6. Personal Observations on Sindh: The Manners and Customs of Its Inhabitants by Thomas Postans (1843)
"—Costume of amirs. —Economy of Time.—Religious Observances. ... chiefs or amirs
of Sindh more intimately than in the preceding chapter, it will be better to ..."
7. Publications by Oriental Translation Fund, Edward Byles Cowell, Frederick William Thomas (1864)
"... after the great and glorious names ;x — also, the distinction and honours
conferred on the Sultan's amirs, by the title of Mir Miran. ..."
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