Mirliva

Mirliva or Mîr-i livâ was a military rank of the Ottoman Army. It corresponds to a Major General (modern Turkish: Tümgeneral) in the modern Turkish Army. Mirliva is a compound word composed of Mir (commander in Persian) and Liva (or Liwa, brigade in Arabic). The rank was junior to the Ferik (Lieutenant General) and superior to the rank Miralay (Senior Colonel) in the Ottoman Army and the pre-1934 Turkish Army.