Serdar (Ottoman rank)
| Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire | ||
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| Ottoman ranks |
Western equivalents | |
| Officers | ||
| Müşir مشير |
Field marshal | |
| Birinci Ferik (Serdar) فريق أول |
General | |
| Ferik فريق |
Lieutenant general | |
| Mirliva أمير لواء |
Major general | |
| Miralay أمير آلاي |
Brigadier | |
| Kaymakam قائم مقام |
Colonel | |
| Binbaşı بكباشي |
Lieutenant colonel | |
| Kolağası (Sağ Kolağası / Sol Kolağası) قول أغاسي |
Major | |
| Yüzbaşı يوزباشي |
Captain | |
| Mülâzım-ı Evvel ملازم أول |
First lieutenant | |
| Mülâzım-ı Sani ملازم ثاني |
Second lieutenant | |
| Non-commissioned officers | ||
| Çavuş شاويش |
Sergeant | |
| Onbaşı أونباشي |
Corporal | |
| Soldiers | ||
| Nefer نفر |
Private | |
Serdar (Ottoman Turkish: سردار, a variant of Sardar, a long-standing Iranian rank) was a military rank in the Ottoman Empire and a noble rank in Montenegro and Serbia. It means a head (ser) of place/land (dar). Serdars especially served at the borders of Ottoman Empire. They were responsible for security of lands. For example, Yakup Ağa who was the father of Barbaros from Yenice.
Serdar was also used in the Principality of Montenegro and the Principality of Serbia as a lesser noble title below that of vojvoda (duke) equating to count. For example, Janko Vukotić who was a military leader and former prime minister of Montenegro had the title of serdar.
Uses
- Serdar is a popular male name in Turkey.
- Serdar-ı Ekrem or (Serdar-ı Azam) means the commander-in-chief with the highest rank, and thus, it sometimes refers to the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
- Serdar is also used as a noun (especially to give a nostalgic feeling) with its original meaning (i.e. commander-in-chief) in Turkish. For example, "Ordunun serdarı yiğit savaşçılarına saldırı emrini verdi" means "The commander-in-chief of the force ordered his brave fighters to attack."
- The word has been adapted in English with its original or related spellings, i.e. serdar, sardar, sirdar, all meaning commander-in-chief of an army. However, these words are not used in everyday terminology.
See also
- Serdar or Gyzylarbat is a city in Turkmenistan state.
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