Sirdar


From Encyclopedia Britannica (11th edition, 1910)

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Sirdar, or Sardar (Persian sardar, meaning a leader or officer),a title applied to native nobles in India, e.g. the sirdars of the Deccan. Sirdar Bahadur is an Indian military distinction; and Sirdar is now the official title of the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian army.