Sardar - Military Title

Military Title

• The later Maratha Empire under Peshwa administration (1749-1818) used the title Sardar to denote a Field Marshal or General of the Army.
• Sirdar was the official title of the British Commander-in-Chief of the Anglo-Egyptian army.
• The title Serdar is also common amongst Ottomans in referring to a Commander-in-Chief. The Serbs adopted this usage from the Ottomans (e.g. Serdar Janko Vukotić).
• In Turkish, Serdar or Serdar-i-Ekrem was the title of the Commander-in-Chief in several military operations throughout the Ottoman Empire history.
• In Afghanistan, Sardar-i-Salar meant Field Marshal or General of the Army.