Bahadur

Bahadur (Persian: بهادر‎, is the Persian form of Baghatur, a Turco-Mongol term for "warrior"; it literally means brave. It is intrinsic to the Urdu language in South Asian Subcontinent. It is a popular first name for Muslims particularly among the Pashtuns and other Afghans. It may refer to:

As a personal name
  • Sardar Bahadur Khan, Pakistani politician
  • Bahadur Shah Zafar, last Mughal Emperor of India
  • Bahadur Yar Jung, Muslim active in the Indian Muslim struggles of the 1920s to 1940s
  • Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), a Sikh warrior and martyr
  • Coote Bahadur (1726-1783), a name given to the Irish soldier Sir Eyre Coote by his troops
  • Raghu Raj Bahadur (1924–1997), a mathematical statistician
  • Bahadoor (1930–2000), a comedic actor in Malayalam-language films
Other uses
  • Bahadur (comics), a popular Indian comic book superhero
  • "Bahadur", a title used by Indian Maharajas
  • Bahadur, the Indian Air Force's designation for the Mikoyan MiG-27 jet fighter
  • Bahadır, a Turkish forename and surname
  • Khan Bahadur, an honour conferred by the British Indian Empire on important Muslims and Parsis
  • Rao Bahadur and Diwan Bahadur, honours conferred by the British Raj on Hindus and Christians