amirs
Islamic nobility title
Amirs is the plural of amir, a title for Muslim rulers, commanders, or princes.
The word appears in historical and contemporary contexts across the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa: The amirs gathered to discuss the treaty.
Also spelled emirs.
Male royal family members
- chiefsTop-ranking leaders
- commandersMilitary authority figures
- sultansIslamic royal sovereigns
- nobilityTitled ruling class
dynastic · aristocracy · sovereigns · monarchs · caliphate · kingdoms · thrones · succession
Islamic successor-led government
- MuslimAdherent of Islam
- ArabianOf the peninsula
- SaracenMedieval Arab warrior
- MoorishOf medieval Iberian Muslims
Ottoman · viziers · harems · palaces · minarets · imams · sheikhs · madrasas
Of the peninsula
- PersianOf or from Iran
- AfghanFrom Kabul's nation
- MughalIndian Islamic imperial dynasty
- LevantineOf the eastern Mediterranean
North African · Gulf · territories · provinces · domains · realms · tribal · Bedouin
princes
Male royal family members
- chiefsTop-ranking leaders
- commandersMilitary authority figures
- sultansIslamic royal sovereigns
nobility · dynastic · aristocracy · sovereigns · monarchs · caliphate · kingdoms · thrones · succession · lineage
caliphate
Islamic successor-led government
Moorish · Ottoman · viziers · harems · palaces · minarets · imams · sheikhs · madrasas · jihad
Arabian
Of the peninsula
Levantine · North African · Gulf · territories · provinces · domains · realms · tribal · Bedouin · desert
commanders
Military authority figures
- generalsBroad statements or commanders
- warlordsMilitary leaders controlling regions
- cavalryMounted military force
armies · campaigns · conquest · warriors · troops · battalions · fortresses · garrisons · sieges · expeditions