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'''''Mirliva''''' or '''''Mîr-i livâ''''' was a military rank of the Ottoman Army and Navy. It corresponds to brigadier general (modern Turkish: ''Tuğgeneral'') and division general (modern Turkish: ''Tümgeneral'') in the modern Turkish Army. ''Mirliva'' is a compound word composed of ''Mir'' (commander) and ''Liva'' (or ''Liwa'', "brigade" in Arabic).<ref>[http://www.tdk.gov.tr/TR/Genel/SozBul.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFFAAF6AA849816B2EF05A79F75456518CA&Kelime=mirliva&EskiSoz=liva&GeriDon=2 Mirliva] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720085947/http://www.tdk.gov.tr/TR/Genel/SozBul.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFFAAF6AA849816B2EF05A79F75456518CA&Kelime=mirliva&EskiSoz=liva&GeriDon=2 |date=2011-07-20 }}, Turkish Language Association</ref> The rank was junior to the ''Ferîk'' (Major General) and superior to the rank ''Miralay'' (Colonel) in the Ottoman Army and the pre-1935 Turkish Army.
''Mirliva'' was the most junior general rank with the title ''Pasha''.
The collar mark (later shoulder mark) and cap (until 1933) of a ''Mirliva'' had three stripes and one star during the early years of the Turkish Republic.
The rank of ''mirliva'' was abolished on November 26, 1934, in accordance with Article 3 of Law No. 2590 on the Abolition of Nicknames and Titles.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/1.3.2590.pdf | title = Law No. 2590 on the Abolition of Nicknames and Titles | date = 1934 | access-date = February 12, 2025 | language = Turkish }}</ref> With Decree No. 2295, issued on April 9, 1935, the equivalent of the ''mirliva'' rank was designated as ''tuğgeneral'' for Army ''mirlivas'' and ''tuğamiral'' for Navy ''mirlivas'', but those serving as division commanders at the time were promoted to the rank of ''tümgeneral'' or ''tümamiral''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/2984.pdf | title = Official Gazette Archive | date = 1935 | access-date = February 12, 2025 | language = Turkish }}</ref>
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== See also == *Comparative military ranks of World War I *Sanjak-bey
Category:Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire Category:Turkish words and phrases
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