Mîr (prince)

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Mîr (prince) is the hereditary supreme temporal and spiritual leader of the Yazidi community, traditionally drawn from the princely lineage that governs religious and communal affairs.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mîr (prince) canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yazidi leadership role ⓘ
hereditary leadership position ⓘ
religious office ⓘ
traditional title ⓘ
associatedWith Yazidi customary law ⓘ
Yazidi sacred traditions ⓘ
authorityType spiritual ⓘ
temporal ⓘ
community Yazidis ⓘ
culturalContext Kurdish-speaking communities ⓘ
drawnFrom princely lineage of the Yazidis ⓘ
governs Yazidi communal institutions ⓘ
Yazidi religious hierarchy ⓘ
hasFunction maintaining continuity of Yazidi leadership lineage ⓘ
overseeing major Yazidi religious festivals ⓘ
representing Yazidis in external political relations ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Yazidi communities in their historical homelands ⓘ
hasRole supreme spiritual leader of the Yazidi community ⓘ
supreme temporal leader of the Yazidi community ⓘ
leadershipScope communal affairs of the Yazidi community ⓘ
religious affairs of the Yazidi community ⓘ
positionInHierarchy highest Yazidi lay authority ⓘ
one of the highest Yazidi religious authorities ⓘ
religiousTradition Yazidism ⓘ
successionType hereditary ⓘ
titleLanguage Kurdish ⓘ
titleMeaning prince ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yazidism → hasReligiousLeaderTitle → Mîr (prince) ⓘ
Yazidis → religiousLeadership → Mîr (prince) ⓘ