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Baig or Beg or Begg (Turkic: Beg, Persian: بیگ) is a Turkic family name. The wife of Baig was known as Begum or Baigum.

History & Origins

The name Baig originates from a Turkic clan called Barlas (chief tribe of the Timurids). They played a pivotal role in Turkic empires in Central Asia, Middle East (Iran) and South Asia.

The name Baig is derived from the Turkic word Beg or Bey, which means chieftain or chief (i.e leader/commander.) Baig was a title given to honorary members of the Barlas clan, and was used as the family name for their children. The members of the Mughal Dynasty belonged to the Chughtai and Barlas clans and "Baigs" were high ranking military leaders and advisors to the Mughal Royal Families. Baigs occupied the upper echelons of society in the conquered parts of South Asia.

Baig was also used as a military rank in the Ottoman Empire. (See: Bey)

The diaspora of Baig's can be found in India/Pakistan, Iran, Central Asia, Turkey, Former Yugoslav and the Balkans. Significant immigrant populations in Canada, US, UK, Europe

Use As a Name

For the Mughal use, the honorific title Mirza (Persian: مرزا) was added before the given name for all the males and 'Baig' (Persian: بیگ) was added as a family name.

Historically Mirza (as the title), The Given Name, and Baig (as the surname), was the naming style for the Baigs who settled in Mughal South Asia. For example: Mirza Mansur Baig. (See next section for current use.)

Today

Today the surname Baig is commonly used by descendants of "Baigs/Begs" in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Iran, Central Asia, Former Yugoslav and the Balkans (in some cases under alternate spellings Bey/Begg/Beigh/Begzadeh/Begović). For Example: Izetbegovic.

This page or section lists people with the surname Baig. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to their surname.

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