[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Kashmir](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir) › [Tārīkh-i Rashīdī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi) › [The Tarikh-i-Rashidi (Elias, Ross)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross) › 3.2.6 # The Rashīdī History 3.2.6 The Tarikh-i-Rashidi (Elias, Ross) 3.2.6 - **Language:** English ### [3.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.3.2.6) The author is usually known as Mirza Haidar, and in this way he styles himself, though his full name and designation would be Mirza Muhammad Haidar, Dughlat, Kurkan. By some European writers, his usual appellation has been reversed, and he has become Haidar Mirza. In some parts of Asia the distinction would be a wide one; for when "Mirza" is placed before a name, it means merely "Mr." or "Esq.," and has about the same signification as the word "Khan," when used by Persians of the better class, and by Hindustani Musulmans of all classes, at the present day. When placed after a name, it is equivalent to "Prince," and is so used only by persons belonging to a reigning family. In the case of our author either would be suitable, seeing that he was a prince of the branch of Moghul Khans who were, at that time, rulers of the Kashghar province. But his grandfather, who had been one of these rulers, had borne the same names, and seems always to have been styled with the word Mirza at the end—Muhammad Haidar Mirza. It may be as well, therefore, to draw as clear a distinction as possible between him and his grandson. The latter tells us, too, that he was known to his associates by the style of Mirza Haidar, and as he himself uses it, the words may safely be placed in that order. - [Previous: 3.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.3.2.5) - [Next: 3.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.3.2.7) - [Up: 3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.3.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.3.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.3.2.6) · Pramāṇa