What is "miriways"

Miriways ( TWV 21:24) is an opera in three acts by Telemann given on 26 May 1728 at the Hamburg Opera at the Oper am Gänsemarkt. The libretto is by . The opera is set in Persia.

Müller took his plot from current news from the Middle East – in the form of an inaccurate account of "Miri-Ways", the Pashtun emir Mirwais (1673–1715), published anonymously in German in 1722. The account attributed to Mirwais events, such as the conquering of Isfahan, which were actually the work of his son. Nevertheless Mir Wais became Miriways, titular king of the opera.