Bible Encyclopedias
Sirdar
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sirdar'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/sirdar.html. 1910.